Alex Moreland talks to Gugu Mbatha-Raw about Motherless Brooklyn, whether she’d ever like to step behind the camera, and more…
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Motherless Brooklyn weaves together a sprawling story of race, power and corruption, a contemplative neo-noir that brings together an all-star cast for a compelling murder-mystery. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as Laura Rose, a canny community advocate who inadvertently finds herself at the heart of a far more sinister plot than she could ever have imagined.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw recently sat down with Alex Moreland to discuss the complexities and challenges of a carving out a space for a character beyond the clichés…
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna.
Motherless Brooklyn is in cinemas from December 6th.
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Alex Moreland is a freelance writer and television critic; you can follow him on Twitter here, or check out his website here.