If you loved Once Were Warriors, try The Color Purple
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the gut punch mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Once Were Warriors, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Color Purple is
Rural Georgia, summer, a worn suitcase. A young black woman is forced into marriage, her sister taken away, letters secretly exchanged. Spielberg lends grandeur to a humble voice.

