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After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

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Awards
Won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (1999)
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Nominations
10 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1999)
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Box office
Grossed $22.9M worldwide against a $80M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Beloved
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Filming locations
Filmed in Delaware
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Setting
Set in Ohio
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Music
Music by Rachel Portman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto
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Details

Director: Jonathan Demme
Writers: Toni MorrisonNovel
Akosua BusiaScreenplay
Adam BrooksScreenplay
Richard LaGraveneseScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: October 16, 1998
Original language: English
Budget: $80M
Revenue: $22.9M
Countries: United States of America

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