What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

Cast

Sammy Davis Jr.
as Himself
Hugh M. Hefner
as Himself
Harry Belafonte
as Himself
Walter Cronkite
as Himself

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Genres & Description

Biography Documentary Music

7.6 / 10

On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Culled from hours of autobiographical tapes, this new film unveils the unmitigated ego of a brilliant artist and the absurdities of her time. At the height of her fame Simone walked away from her family, country, career and fans, to move to Liberia and give up performing. The story of her life leading up to that event poses the question, 'how does royalty stomp around in the mud and still walk with grace?'

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Niger Congo

I love her music - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 2:51 AM

Jerry Boyd

Like a female/black version of Brian Wilson, way ahead of her time. She puts a spell on me every time I hear her voice. - @Saturday, October 27, 2018 4:38 AM

Escarlin Canario perez

This woman wos very talend but really I WANNA NOW WHY THEY CHOOSE A MIXTED HISPANIC RACE GILR LIKE ZOE SALDAÑA FOR TO DO THAT ROLE SIMON IS BLACK AND ZOE SALDAÑA IS MIXED WITH BLACK THEY LOOK SOOO DIFFERNTS . Why they DONT CHOSE A REAL BLACK WOMAN LIKE LUPITA NIONGO OR VAIOLA DAVID THEY RE BLACKS DARK SKIN WITH KINKI HAIR AND BLACK FIGTURES WITHOUT ANY MIXTUREEES. IN HER . - @Monday, October 22, 2018 12:31 PM

nswt-bjtj Amenhotep

You can just see the beauty in this women. - @Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:22 AM

TalkingToMyself

Fascinating documentary; I've heard Nina Simone's voice a lot and thought it was beautiful but I never knew she was such an activist. Having watched it and hearing things like she talked about going to the south and shooting people and asking if people in her audience would be willing to kill was very disturbing. It does make me feel odd about her as a person, but at the same time I have a lot of respect for her passion about it and even if those things are fucked up, I can understand the place they came from as much as one can as a white person. Not saying it's exactly acceptable but it was and still is a complex situation and this documentary does a good job showing that. Also shout out to the scene where Stokley Carmichael talks about Martin Luther King's death; hit the nail on the head that it was really killing the hope that protest could remain reasonable. - @Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:40 PM

Adilson DeSouza

Huuu?!?! 'Its about undoing what you did business men' ; ) - @Saturday, September 8, 2018 4:13 PM

Jacob D

I WANT TO SEE THIS NO FAIR NETFLIX BRING IT BACK - @Tuesday, September 4, 2018 7:54 AM

Simone :D

My name is Simone - @Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:26 AM

Best Rock Singer

Netflix Rock! - @Sunday, August 19, 2018 4:51 AM

Elise Camcho`

anyone know the performance in the white dress? - @Saturday, August 18, 2018 8:21 AM

Charles Lumpkin

Lorraine Toussaint still has time to play Nina. We can still be redeemed from the tragic Saldana version. No disrespect to Zoe, she’s good but that role was wrong for her. - @Saturday, August 11, 2018 7:23 AM

mystacall

Her voice was "different" because it was NOT autotuned - @Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:23 AM

Eva B

Honestly Danai Gurira would be perfect for this role - @Saturday, June 30, 2018 4:49 AM

Jorge's Blog

Can anyone tell me the songs playing in the trailer? - @Sunday, June 24, 2018 3:09 PM

Susie English

I wish I could that honest - @Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:16 PM

Anna666xd

Oh yisus 💞💞💞💞💞💞 Hermosa mujer, hermosa voz - @Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:20 AM

Fabio Jose

Vale a pena assistir, que mulher.... - @Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:25 PM

jose carrera

😍😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💕💕😍 - @Sunday, June 17, 2018 5:52 AM

Mercedes Zamora

I love !!! Bellísima - @Sunday, June 17, 2018 4:46 AM

Trimmel

What is the song in the beginning? - @Friday, June 15, 2018 7:20 PM

Saudea

I was named after Nina Simone - @Thursday, June 14, 2018 11:35 PM

ThePhilosopher

Love it - @Saturday, June 9, 2018 9:52 AM

just me

So they chose a light skinned actress to play her but like couldn't they have chosen a more powerful person to play the role who is dark skinned - @Sunday, May 27, 2018 5:58 PM

Felipe Gonzaga

music?? - @Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:47 PM

It’s Ritchie

Zoe is wonderful but she wasn’t the one for Miss Simone. - @Thursday, May 24, 2018 7:32 AM

bay hoh

Can't wait!! - @Thursday, May 24, 2018 6:52 AM

be be

back then she was the spirit for the future - @Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:22 PM

anthony lopes

Holy shit this lady was a fucking goddess, she was brilliant - @Sunday, May 20, 2018 12:04 AM

Hade

I would like to see this. #savelucifer #pickuplucifer - @Friday, May 18, 2018 5:42 PM

James Taylor

It's about time netflix got this. She is carzy awesome... like crazy and awesome but her life man... damn! This doc is reeeeaal good. - @Friday, May 18, 2018 4:58 PM

I'd rather what a documentary about her rather than a mismatched Zoe. - @Tuesday, May 15, 2018 11:57 PM

C S

Baby, you are gonna miss that plane - @Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:35 PM

AndreiaMRLM200 XD

I know it might sound stupid, but if there were a movie to be made about her life, Leslie Jones would be perfect for Nina's character, both share this incredible strange beauty - @Tuesday, May 15, 2018 8:51 PM

Thainara Ferreira

*Maravilhoso !!* 👏 - @Monday, May 14, 2018 11:56 PM

Sarah Alharbi

She's a classic who lived when classics were appreciated ❤️ - @Monday, May 14, 2018 11:38 PM

Tiago Rodrigues

YEA - @Monday, May 14, 2018 7:33 PM

Lean Dank

VIOLA DAVIS! - @Saturday, May 12, 2018 9:47 AM

Jazmin Gaviria

Thanks for this documentary - @Friday, April 6, 2018 7:15 AM

Charmedsas1

This is a great documentary!❤👌 - @Wednesday, March 28, 2018 5:05 AM

DimitrI ·

Kurt Cobain Montage of Hack VS What Happened, Miss Simone?|2015 - @Friday, March 23, 2018 6:52 AM

hannah bielby

simone will never be gone she live in the music and videos she be on screen and never be forgotten . I've started listen her music . just beautiful . xxx what do you think . one of my favourite singers xxx - @Sunday, March 11, 2018 3:48 PM

David Wainwright

Thank you Netflix, thank you, thank you, thank you, a million thank you's ! - @Friday, March 9, 2018 3:51 PM

Jamila Brown

It’s so rare for us black girls to find black women who unashamedly embody all the beauty and strength that we wish the world would see in ourselves, but when we do find someone, she shines 10 times brighter. - @Tuesday, March 6, 2018 5:48 AM

Shanoriya Robinson

Thank god they remade this! 🙌🏾 Jesus Christ Zoe one was hard to watch 🤦🏾‍♀️ - @Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:44 AM

TheMumia77

Wonderful woman! - @Sunday, March 4, 2018 2:13 AM

Chris

Michaela Coel would have been a better choice - @Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:29 AM

Brianna

Leslie Jones, Viola Davis or that girl from Chewing Gum should play her...not Zoe. I love Zoe, but the facial features are not there. Accuracy is key. - @Monday, February 26, 2018 10:36 PM

St3vEn BaDu

I think Micheala Coel aka Tracey from Channel 4's Chewing Gum would have been the PERFECT actress/canditate to play Nina Simone - @Tuesday, February 20, 2018 5:36 AM

Kate Somerville

So why is it unavailable for mailer dvd? Been in my queue over a year "unavailable" - @Saturday, January 27, 2018 12:57 AM

Acacio Mariano

what the name of song at 0:25??? pls guys help me - @Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:16 PM