What Happened, Miss Simone?
“Her story. Her voice.”
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Cast
Nina Simone Lisa Simone Kelly Roger Nupie Al Schackman George Wein Stanley Crouch
Credits
Produced by: 
Liz Garbus
Plot
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
Sinekatalog’s take
A portrait of a gifted pianist and singer whose brilliance, rage and conscience shaped her life, built from interviews and concert clips. It is candid about the cost of her fame. Powerful and informative, with the music doing much of the talking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (15,525 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Metacritic: 75/100
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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