In the 1920’s, Josephine Baker, a chorus girl from segregated America becomes an international superstar in Paris. Her "savage" dance brings modernity to the Europe of the Roaring Twenties. But over the years, on every trip "back home", she faces racism and segregation. This film tells the story of her political awakening.
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