The Six Triple Eight is now available to watch on Netflix following its limited cinema release earlier this month.
Tyler Perry’s new movie, starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian and Oprah Winfrey, is based on the true story of World War II’s only Women’s Army Corps unit of colour sent overseas, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
They had the unique task of sorting through a three-year backlog of mail that hadn’t been delivered to American soldiers far from home. Given only six months to complete the task, they finished it in less than 90 days, bringing hope to the front lines.
If that sounds like something you want to see, The Six Triple Eight is available to watch now on Netflix after being added to the streaming service today (December 20).
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Perry was inspired to make the movie after he came to know Lena Derriecott King, a former member of the group who died at the age of 100 earlier this year.
“We sat in her house for a couple of hours just talking, having a great conversation. And when I left there, I had a whole movie in my mind that I wanted to write for her,” he said in a tribute video.
Perry wrote and directed The Six Triple Eight, basing his script on a 2019 article by Kevin M Hymel which was published in WWII History Magazine.
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The Six Triple Eight stands at a mixed 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from its first reviews, but as Perry said recently, he hasn’t read reviews of his movies for around 20 years for a good reason.
“I’m very clear and intentional on the stories that I’m telling. I’m not spending the money for you to tear it apart. You don’t get it. It’s not written for you. The audience gets it. So let’s look at what they say,” he told The Times.
The Six Triple Eight is available to watch now on Netflix.
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