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Based on the play Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward.
Bess, a woman with a disreputable history, tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life, and the threatened return of Crown.
Director Spike Lee has been talking to the Gershswin Estate about doing a movie version since the early 2000s. An article about the proposed movie was published on indiewire.com in August 2012.
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