Kbela

Kbela

An experience of being a woman and becoming black

2015 · 23 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

Kbela is an experience of being a woman and becoming black. The film’s screenplay is based on the tale of MC K-Bela, which tells the story of a black girl, a resident of Rio’s Baixada Fluminense region, who went through a process of whitening during her life and decided to liberate herself from this, letting her natural hair grow again, getting rid of chemical interference.

Directed by Yasmin Thayná · Written by Yasmin Thayná

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