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1. #001

   While the twins brainstorm ways to kill their father, Racine suggests throwing him off a building. Anaia immediately points out that he could always pull one of them down with him in the process. In the end, as he burns to death, he does exactly that to Racine.

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   When director and writer Aleshea Harris began writing the screenplay for this film, she was working two jobs, receiving food stamps and renting an apartment in North Hollywood.

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   Racine's name means "root" in French. Throughout the film, Racine represents how she embraces her roots as her father's daughter by displaying violent sadism toward his family members and colleagues. Anaia's name means "God has favored me." Although her relationship with her mother is complicated, Anaia manages to survive the quest for revenge and goes on to live a more peaceful and fulfilling life with her daughter.

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   This is Aleshea Harris's first feature film as both director and screenwriter.

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   Director and writer Aleshea Harris adapted this film from an off-Broadway play she wrote herself. The play premiered in 2018 at Soho Rep Theatre and won three Obie Awards.

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6. #006

   Aleshea Harris initially planned only to write the screenplay for this film. Jeremy O. Harris and Janicza Bravo, both of whom served as producers on the film, convinced Harris that she should direct it as well.

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   Director and writer Aleshea Harris wanted to use "Ya Ya," a 2024 song from Beyoncé's album "Cowboy Carter," in the film's trailer. Although Beyoncé is selective about when and how her music is used in marketing, she gave her approval after Harris sent her the director's cut of the film.

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   The second wife is named Divine, which suits her role as an ecstatic female preacher. Her son is named Hezekiel, who in the Bible witnesses the destruction of God's enemies through prophetic visions. Like his namesake, Hezekiel devotes himself to serving both Christianity and his father.

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