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VIOLET DELIGHT

You've got to hand it to Blitz Bazawule. Since releasing his micro-budget debut feature The Burial of Kojo in 2018, the Ghanaian director has worked with Beyoncé, and now he's the first person to remake a Steven Spielberg film with The Color Purple. No pressure.

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