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Melanin poster

Melanin

"Even when you're white, Black Lives Matter."

70
Audience
2023 · 1h 58m
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Starring Ciera Angelia · Ken Alter · Aaron Noble
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After a series of personal and professional setbacks, a white advertising executive signs up to participate in a trial for an experimental drug designed to make your skin appear tanned.

Theatrical
Jan 21, 2023
Director
Darren Brown
Studio
Coattails Entertainment, Darren Brown Films
Keywords
interracial marriage dirty cop false accusations racial tension racial prejudice gun violence racist cop false arrest murder trial racist stereotype racial injustice murdered by a policeman social inequality
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Cast

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C
Ciera Angelia
Carrington
K
Ken Alter
Sam Mannacot
A
Aaron Noble
Police Officer
J
Jamal Ward
Security Guard Escort
M
Marcus Woods
Attorney Adams
M
Michael James Alexander
Prosecutor Rich
G
Grover McCants
Uncle Earl
D
Dale Dobson
Charles Benzo
M
Mari G.
Black Mike
K
Kristen Wielenga
Parker

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