Respect (2021) (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Liesl Tommy

Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Albert Jones, Heather Headley, Kimberly Scott, Hailey Kilgore, Saycon Sengbloh, Mary J. Blige, Skye Dakota Turner
Contributors: Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri, Scott Bernstein, Jonathan Glickman, Harvey Mason Jr., Stacey Sher, Kris Bowers, Kramer Morgenthau
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2,4
Release Date: 13 Dec 2021
Originally Issued: 2021
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Run Time: 145 minutes

Description

Jennifer Hudson stars as American soul singer Aretha Franklin in this biographical drama. The film follows Franklin (Hudson/Skye Dakota Turner)'s life from her relatively privileged upbringing in 1950s Detroit as she discovers her talent for singing and begins performing in her preacher father (Forest Whitaker)'s church choir. Following the tragic death of her mother (Audra McDonald) when she is just ten-years-old, Aretha's early career is shaped by her father as she signs her first recording contract with Columbia Records.

However, frustrated by her failed attempts to achieve success as a jazz singer, Aretha begins to find her voice as a soul singer after marrying her new manager, Ted White (Marlon Wayans), and signing with Atlantic Records.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Enhanced WS tv
• Making Of Documentary
• Other Documentary: 'Becoming Aretha', 'Capturing a Legacy', 'From Muscle Shoals', 'Exploring the Design of 'Respect''