The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Emily BranhamDirector
Cast
- BeBe Zahara Benetself
- RuPaulself
- Dimitra Ngwaself - BeBe's youngest sister
- Bernice Ngwaself - BeBe's eldest sister
- Nina Diangeloself - show director, Gay 90's
- Vanjelis Ngwaself - BeBe's brother
- Elizabeth Ngwaself - BeBe's mother
- Dr. Collins Ngwaself - BeBe's father
- Tommie Rossself - Pageant Legend, Miss Gay US of A
Stills
Themes
drag queenblack lgbtfreedom of expressionlgbt rights