Gugu Mbatha Raw and Amma Asante Belle Interview, , OWNSHOW, Oprah Winfrey Network

RETWEET THIS: Meet the inspiring and passionate women behind the new Fox Searchlight film Based on a true story about the incredible life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, an illegitimate mixed race woman who grew up in the aristocracy of 18thcentury England, yet was not afforded the same privileges as the rest of her family. Director Amma Asante was swept into the story after seeing a postcard reproduction of a painting where Dido, a woman of color, was the focus.