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Happy Birthday, Marsha!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA!

20180h 14m2.7 TMDb

Directed by Sasha Wortzel

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It's a hot summer day in June, 1969. Marsha throws herself a birthday party and dreams of performing at a club in town, but no one shows up. Sylvia, Marsha’s best friend, distraught from an unsuccessful introduction between her lover and her family, gets so stoned she forgets about the party.

Cast

Mya Taylor

Mya Taylor

Marsha P. Johnson

Eve Lindley

Eve Lindley

Sylvia Rivera

Cherno Biko

Cherno Biko

Andorra Marks

Rios O'Leary-Tagiuri

Rios O'Leary-Tagiuri

Bambi L'Amour

Cyrus Dunham

Cyrus Dunham

Junior

Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archival footage)

Jay Toole

Jay Toole

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.7
Complexity5.8
Humor5.8
Realism7.7
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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