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  1. In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

  2. Full Review | Jul 18, 2024. Sarah Vincent Cambridge Day. Hall and Thompson create a complex portrait of a woman who is a mystery to herself, prefers to enforce rigid class, sexual, racial and ...

  3. Oct 27, 2021 · Clare is a Black woman passing for White. She’s convincing enough to fool a lot of people, including John ( Alexander Skarsgård ), her vile, racist husband. Before we meet Clare, we follow her old high school classmate, Irene ( Tessa Thompson ) who, on this particular day, has decided to try her hand at fooling the masses.

  4. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 250 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "While Passing ' s delicate approach has a dampening effect on its story, debuting director Rebecca Hall makes the most of an impressive cast—and handles thorny themes with impressive ...

  5. Drought. Jamie is young, ambitious and broke, he reaches out to an old family friend in hopes of thinking his way out of the rat trap that's been set for him. His friends become enemies when work ...

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  6. Nov 11, 2021 · Set in the 1920s, “Passing” tells what happens to Irene (Tessa Thompson) when a childhood friend, Clare (Ruth Negga), enters that dream, disturbing its peace and threatening its careful illusions.

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  8. Oct 29, 2021 · In 1920s New York, African American housewife Irene (Tessa Thompson) is shocked to bump into her old school friend Clare (Ruth Negga), who, thanks to her light skin, is now living as a white woman...