Barry

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Barry

"Before he was Barack, he was Barry"

2016

1h 44m

5.7(209 votes)

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A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

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10 featured cast members

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Devon Terrell

Barack Hussein Obama

Anya Taylor-Joy

Charlotte Baughman

Jason Mitchell

Ellar Coltrane

Will

Jenna Elfman

Kathy Baughman

Linus Roache

Bill Baughman

Avi Nash

Saleem

John Benjamin Hickey

Professor Gray

Ashley Judd

Ann Dunham

Sawyer Pierce

Thad

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Directed by: Vikram Gandhi
Written by: Adam Mansbach
Produced by: Vikram Gandhi
Ben Stillman

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