Nina

About Nina

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Nina is a 2016 music film directed by Cynthia Mort. The film is filed under jazz and biography.

Zoe Saldaña appears as Nina Simone, David Oyelowo as Clifton Henderson, Mike Epps as Richard Pryor, and Ella A. Thomas as Lorraine Hansberry. Released in April 2016, it runs 90 minutes.

The screenplay is by Cynthia Mort. The film began as real events. In the United States it streams on ALLBLK Amazon channel, ALLBLK Apple TV channel, and Philo.

Unbroken, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and On the Basis of Sex make useful companions to Nina. TMDB voters put it at 5.2 out of 10 across 93 votes and it carries a NR rating.