Queen & Slim

Queen & Slim is a 2019 romantic road crime drama film about a Black man and woman whose first date goes wrong when a routine traffic stop turns into a fatal self-defense shooting. Directed by Melina Matsoukas. Written by Lena Waithe. Dialogue Slim: Are you a good lawyer? Queen: I'm an excellent lawyer. Slim: Why do black people always feel the need to be excellent? Why can't we just be ourselves? Queen: I want a guy to show me myself. I want him to love me so deeply, I'm not afraid to show him how ugly I can be. I want him to show me scars I never knew I had. But I don't want him to make them go away. I want him to hold my hand while I nurse them myself. And I want him to cherish the bruises they leave behind. Queen: He told me nothing scares a white man more than seeing a black man on a horse. Slim: Why? Queen: Because they have to look up at him. Queen: Thank you for this journey. No matter how it ends. Cast Daniel Kaluuya as Ernest "Slim" Hines Jodie Turner-Smith as Angela "Queen" Johnson Bokeem Woodbine as Uncle Earl Chloë Sevigny as Mrs. Shepherd Flea as Mr. Johnny Shepherd Sturgill Simpson as Police Officer Reed Indya Moore as Goddess Benito Martinez as Sheriff Edgar Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Junior Gralen Bryant Banks as auto mechanic/"Older Black Man" Dickson Obahor as Large Black Man Bryant Tardy as Chubby Thom Gossom Jr. as Slim's Father Melanie Halfkenny as Naomi Bertrand E. Boyd II as Florida Man External links Category:2019 English-language films Category:2019 American films Category:Crime films Category:Drama films Category:Road films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Thriller films Category:Films about lawyers Category:Films directed by Melina Matsoukas Category:Films set in Florida Category:Films set in New Orleans Category:Films set in Ohio