exploitative freak shows.However, “Miss Juneteenth,” about a Texas scholarship competition for teen black women, brings the subgenre back to its emotional roots.
It’s the most touching dramedy about young women battling over a sash since “Little Miss Sunshine.”It’s also the rare beauty contest film in which the main character doesn’t want to compete.
At all. She’s Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), a sweet 14-year-old who just dreams of dating boys and dancing in her room, but her controlling mom Turquoise’s wobbly financials put pressure on her to succeed.Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) won Miss Juneteenth when she was a girl by reading a poem by Maya Angelou, and she wants her daughter to copy her routine, all while wearing a dress that belongs in a.
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