God's Step Children (1938)
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A light-skinned Black woman rejects her community and family to pass as white. Her struggle with identity and belonging causes conflict with those who love her.
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What happens
God's Step Children is a 1938 American drama film directed by Oscar Micheaux. The film is inspired by a combination of elements shared from two previously released Hollywood productions, Imitation of Life and These Three. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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