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May 8, 2001 · Carmen: A Hip Hopera: Directed by Robert Townsend. With Mekhi Phifer, Beyoncé, Yasiin Bey, Rah Digga. A contemporary, urban retelling of the classic story, Carmen: A Hip Hopera follows the life of a police sergeant whose world is turned upside down when an irresistible woman enters his life.
- (1.6K)
- Drama, Musical
- Robert Townsend
- 2001-05-08
Starring Beyoncé Knowles in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember) along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston (who had previously worked with Townsend on The Parent 'Hood, which ended in 1999), Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow, it is based...
- Musical Drama [1] Romance
2001 HIP HOPERA STRARRING : BEYONCE x MOS DEF x BOW WOW x JERMAINE DUPRI x MEKHI PHIPER .. : CARMEN is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film...
- 86 min
- 92.8K
- Marjo Deep
May 7, 2021 · The Unbothered team rewatches Beyoncé in her film debut Carmen: A Hip Hopera for its 20th anniversary and gives our unfiltered thoughts. Beygency, please forgive us.
- Kathleen Newman-Bremang
An engaged Philadelphia policeman (Mekhi Phifer) falls in love with a beautiful woman (Beyoncé Knowles) while dealing with a corrupt superior (Mos Def).
- (6)
- Robert Townsend
- PG-13
- Beyoncé
This hip-hop version of the classic opera finds the tragic actress Carmen Jones mired in a love triangle with a married cop and an aspiring rap star. Subtitles: English. Starring: Mekhi Phifer Beyoncé Mos Def Yasiin Bey. Directed by: Robert Townsend.
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Available on iTunes. Set in contemporary Los Angeles, the film stars Golden Globe-nominee Beyoncé Knowles of Destiny’s Child ( Dreamgirls, Austin Powers: Goldmember ) as the seductive Carmen, no longer an employee in a cigarette factory but instead an aspiring actress.
