What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015 · Movie · 1h 41m
MusicDocumentary
"Her story. Her voice."
Overview
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
75/100
Key crew
- Liz GarbusDirector
- Liz GarbusScreenplay
Cast
- Nina SimoneHerself
- Lisa SimoneHerself
- Dick GregoryHimself
- Stanley CrouchHimself
- Elisabeth Henry-MacariMiss Mazzie
- Ilyasah ShabazzSelf
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Themes
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