The performances from the leads—Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga—are stunningly complex. Though other actors may have been more believable as the kinds of people who historically "passed," casting these two reinforces the absurdity of the whole racial categorization obsession in this country and during this period in particular.
Director/writer Rebecca Hall, one of my favorite actors, allows all the performers to have their moments so that everyone in the film is memorable. The cinematography and editing as well. It's not an easy film nor completely satisfying (to me), and like the other two elicits strong opinions for and against, but I'm glad I watched it.
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