Nina

20162016
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1h 30m

Zoe Saldana in Nina (2016)

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

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The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Zoe Saldana in Nina (2016)

David Oyelowo and Zoe Saldana in Nina (2016)

David Oyelowo and Zoe Saldana in Nina (2016)

Zoe Saldana in Nina (2016)

Nina (2016)

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The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

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Taglines
- Singer. Activist. Survivor. Legend.
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide

Trivia
Lisa Simone Kelly, Nina Simone's daughter, disavowed the project on grounds it was a dishonest look at her mother's life, particularly in the storyline involving a turbulent romantic relationship between Nina and Clifton Henderson (in real life, Henderson was gay and was Nina's confidant but never her lover). As a result, Simone's family was not consulted during the film's production. While the family said publicly they didn't have any personal issues with Saldana, they didn't agree with her casting because Nina Simone had much darker skin than Saldana and they felt the choice was an attempt to erase what Nina Simone herself called "essential blackness" from the movie.

Connections
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Top review

3/10

Sorry Nina ....

Probably only 25 minutes that I'm watching this biopic about one of my idols:Nina Simone -> "What a bad television film"."A disaster" ... Zoe Saldana, clearly not up to the character! The allusions to Nina; a revolutionary musician are too few"... I don't care about Mrs Simone torments at the end of her life ! Mostly her relationship with her domestic/manager. (If at least it was "done properly). Plus, all the reproductions of her interviews and concerts : "We do not talk about it "... The film budget is what? $ 200 or something ... Roughly speaking, this full-length feature is a flop ... Let's watch a good documentary :)

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May 8, 2016

Release date
- April 22, 2016 (United States)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Languages
- English
- French
Also known as
- Nina Simone
Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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