Last updated on February 26th, 2024 at 05:18 am
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Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster thematically challenges our ideas of life and death. Bomani J. Story, the film’s writer and director, crafts a thrilling tale about a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn again.
RLJE Films will distribute to limited theaters this summer. Shudder and ALLBLK will follow with streaming debuts later in 2023. (2/22/23)
Filmed in North Carolina.
The feature film directorial debut of Bomani J. Story.
It’s said that the film “thematically challenges our ideas of life and death.”
Reportedly inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
RLJE Films released The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster in theaters on June 9, 2023.
RLJE Films released The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster on VOD and Digital on June 23, 2023.
RLJE Films released The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster on Blu-ray and DVD on August 8, 2023.
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster premiered on Shudder, AMC+ and ALLBLK on September 22, 2023.
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