Passing (2021 film)
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Passing (2021 film) is a black-and-white period drama exploring race, identity, and colorism in 1920s Harlem, written and directed by Rebecca Hall and based on Nella Larsen’s novel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passing (2021 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11435424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Passing (2021 film) Context triple: [Passing (1929), adaptedAs, Passing (2021 film)]
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21 Bridges
21 Bridges is a 2019 American crime thriller film starring Chadwick Boseman as an NYPD detective who shuts down all of Manhattan’s bridges to hunt a pair of cop killers.
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The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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Another Round
Another Round is a 2020 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, following a group of middle-aged teachers who test a theory about maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood to improve their lives.
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Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
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E.
Promising Young Woman
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Passing (2021 film) Target entity description: Passing (2021 film) is a black-and-white period drama exploring race, identity, and colorism in 1920s Harlem, written and directed by Rebecca Hall and based on Nella Larsen’s novel.
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A.
21 Bridges
21 Bridges is a 2019 American crime thriller film starring Chadwick Boseman as an NYPD detective who shuts down all of Manhattan’s bridges to hunt a pair of cop killers.
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B.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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C.
Another Round
Another Round is a 2020 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, following a group of middle-aged teachers who test a theory about maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood to improve their lives.
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D.
Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
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E.
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman is a 2020 darkly comedic thriller film written and directed by Emerald Fennell that follows a woman seeking revenge for past sexual trauma, acclaimed for its bold storytelling and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Passing (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Nella Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alexander Skarsgård
NERFINISHED
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André Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Antoinette Crowe-Legacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Gbenga Akinnagbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Negga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tessa Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Eduard Grau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| director | Rebecca Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sabine Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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independent film ⓘ period drama ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Ruth Negga
NERFINISHED
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Tessa Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Devonté Hynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | racial passing ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between two Black women ⓘ |
| notableFor | Rebecca Hall’s feature directorial debut ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | January 30, 2021 ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 2021 Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Film4 Productions
NERFINISHED
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Number 9 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 10, 2021 ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rebecca Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingPlace | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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colorism ⓘ friendship ⓘ gender roles ⓘ marriage ⓘ passing for white ⓘ race ⓘ racial identity ⓘ |
| title | Passing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Passing (2021 film) Description of subject: Passing (2021 film) is a black-and-white period drama exploring race, identity, and colorism in 1920s Harlem, written and directed by Rebecca Hall and based on Nella Larsen’s novel.
Referenced by (1)
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