‘The Six Triple Eight’ Review: A Battalion of Black Women Make History in Tyler Perry’s Best Film Yet
variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic Tyler Perry has dedicated the past quarter-century of his career to giving voice to Black women on stage and screen.
With “The Six Triple Eight,” the self-made mogul — who leveraged his success to build a production studio on a former U.S. Army base outside Atlanta — has found a story ideally suited to his strengths and interests: how a courageous group of 855 women of color made history during World War 2, becoming the first such unit to serve overseas.
Led by Maj. Charity Adams (formidably played by Kerry Washington), the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion faced adversity on both fronts.
First, they dealt with discrimination from their fellow Americans, later adding the threat of German attack once deployed abroad.
Read more on variety.com
