{"id":140440,"date":"2019-12-19T06:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T11:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=140440"},"modified":"2019-12-24T07:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T12:48:24","slug":"trailer-to-dramedy-misbehaviour-featuring-gugu-mbatha-raw-as-1st-black-woman-to-win-miss-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/trailer-to-dramedy-misbehaviour-featuring-gugu-mbatha-raw-as-1st-black-woman-to-win-miss-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer To Dramedy \u2018Misbehaviour’ Featuring Gugu Mbatha-Raw As 1st Black Woman To Win Miss World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A trailer has been released for\u00a0Left Bank Pictures and Pathe\u2019s forthcoming comedy drama film Misbehaviour, <\/strong>featuring\u00a0Gugu Mbatha-Raw<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Miss Grenada (Jennifer Hosten<\/strong>), who became the first black woman to be crowned Miss World.<\/p>\n

Directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe<\/strong> (Three Girls) from a screenplay by Rebecca Frayn\u00a0<\/strong>and Gaby Chiappe<\/strong>, the cast comprises Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Greg Kinnear, Lesley Manville, Keeley Hawes,\u00a0<\/em>Rhys Ifans and Phyllis Logan, Suki Waterhouse, Clara Rosager, Loreece Harrison, Emma Corin, Lily Newmark, Emma D\u2019Arcy, Ruby Bentall<\/strong> and Alexa Davies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Misbehaviour will be based on the real-life story of the 1970 Miss World competition, which was then the most-watched TV show on the planet with more than 100 million viewers. The contest was held in London with legendary stand-up comedian\/actor Bob Hope (played by Greg Kinnear) hosting the show. The 1970 Miss World became one of the most memorable and controversial events in pageant history when a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.<\/p>\n

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One of the show\u2019s issue was the sudden protest of the Women\u2019s Liberation Movement. Led by feminist activist Sally Alexander (Knightley), they claimed that beauty pageants demeaned women. The movement gained attention when they caused disruption during the live broadcast, but another controversy erupted when the results were announced, revealing that Miss Grenada won the most coveted title of that night, beating everyone\u2019s favorite contestant, Miss Sweden. Miss Grenada (Jennifer Hosten<\/strong>) became the first black woman to be crowned Miss World.<\/p>\n

Left Bank Pictures\u2019 Suzanne Mackie and Sarah-Jane Wheale serve as producers. Andy Harries and Left Banks\u2019 Frayn along with Cameron McCracken and Jenny Borgars of Pathe are the film\u2019s executive producers. Pathe will release the film in the U.K. on March 13, 2020.<\/p>\n