Respect
Local title
Respect
Title in Russian
Respect
Original title
Respect
Director
Liesl Tommy
Country
Canada, USA
Year
2021
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a young child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, "Respect" is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.
The film is included among the Oscar favourites for the best film of the year. DDA Spotlight Award laureate.
Director
Liesl Tommy
Screenwriter
Tracey Scott Wilson
Cast
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess, Audra McDonald
Producer
Scott Bernstein, Jonathan Glickman, Harvey Mason Jr., Stacey Sher
DoP
Kramer Morgenthau
Editor
Avril Beukes
Music
Kris Bowers
Production
MGM, BRON Creative, Cinesite, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Glickmania
Distributor
Estonian Theatrical Distribution / Hea Film
World sales
MGM
Runtime
Language
English
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Director
Liesl Tommy
Respect (2021)
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