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FKA twigs 'Josephine Baker' biopic: Why the film starts with Baker's 1951 return to a segregated America

FKA twigs stars in Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Josephine Baker,” a biopic anchored in Baker’s 1951 return to a segregated America, shot in France and Bulgaria with 2,400 extras.

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FKA twigs 'Josephine Baker' biopic: Why the film starts with Baker's 1951 return to a segregated America

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