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First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

2023

R

1 h 44 m

United States

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Inspired by the true life of Detroit native Tonesa Welch. It charts Welch's rise from a teenager's mother to a drug dealer, she is referred to by federal prosecutors as "The First Lady of the BMF"
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Leon
Emerson
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Michelle Mitchenor
Tonesa Welch
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Scott Swope
Federal Agent
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Tobias Truvillion
Harvey
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Jessica 'Jess Hilarious' Moore
Lisa
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Tristin Fazekas
Meech
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Daphnique Springs
Carla
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Kelsey Delemar
Waitress
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Anita Moore
FBI Agent
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Kevin Ricardo Tate
Marlon
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Anthony Gullotta
DEA Agent
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Jermaine Brown
Terry Flenory Lieutenant
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Paris Jones
Undercover Cop
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Chaz Riddle
Federal agent
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Quenton Alexander
Gordon
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Nadirah Shakir
Agent Samuels
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Sonia Debreczeni
Federal agent
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Sharrie McCain
Female Prison Inmate

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user8014201027481

19/11/2023 16:32
All a bit predictable and full of the usual pantomime villains and girls who stick together and fight back against their abusers. It's nothing that you haven't seen before but I guess as a true story it's worth watching ( even though it might not be accurate) I enjoyed it though and it's a good time filler. The acting isn't great but the plot moves along nicely. All about the easy money and the good life gone wrong and seen for the folly it is. Her neglect of her children doesn't make it easy to like her but you can sympathise as you can imagine what it must have been like for a single mother back then.
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Ruth Berhane

22/10/2023 16:00
As someone who works with young girls, I've seen how challenging it is to overcome the stigma of a criminal record. What I like most about the film is that it's not just about what went wrong. I work with young girls who have no clue about what they'll do after they get released. The First Lady of BMF was able to pick herself up and rebuild her life. Further, she put her hands down to lift others out of their unfortunate situation. That's almost unheard of, and I wish more men would follow her example. Looking at you BMF I strongly recommend young black & brown women watch this movie and learn - we don't need more glamorous drug dealers... our urban communities have far too many of them, either incarcerated or deceased.
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Mathapelo Mampa

17/10/2023 16:17
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kalkin

17/10/2023 16:00
The acting.... Mediocre at best. Growing up with ABC after school specials, they had 1000X better production quality! Still watching at this moment, but it is like nails on a chalkboard. Would rather be asleep or watching paint dry or grass grow! Guessing that any other production about BMF is nowhere near this bad! From the beginning, it is monotone. It continues to do so, I know we have too much gratuitous violence in entertainment, but even a little to show the reality of BMF. They ran the show in motor city and I guarantee it wasn't unicorns and rainbows, which is the air about this movie.
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uppoompat

16/10/2023 16:16
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Hamza

16/10/2023 16:00
This must have just been a money grab. The movie is trash. Meech barely in there this lady wants everyone to think she was behind bmf. If you was behind bmf why would you do that little time. This is unbelievable and not worth watching. She did 3 years and everybody else got football numbers. I would skip this movie it's a waste of time and contains BS that does not go along with the real bmf story. I know she was Big Tee girl and that's about it. She trying to play the victim and act like she was bigger than she was. I guess she felt like she made bmf. We know the truth it's been documented in multiple interviews with the guys that did many years in prison. To be clear Don't Waste Your time.
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Poppington_1Z

16/10/2023 16:00
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Faria Champagne

16/10/2023 16:00
Watching this movie while writing this review. This ish is horrible :-D. I'm a big fan of the BMF series. There is nothing good I can say about this film other than it not being a series and having to watch it every week bwhaha. Writing in this script seems basic hell. Narration is amatuerish. This shouls be Vivica's first and last time directing a film. As in the previous review, don't bother watching this film unless you are extremely bored. OR possibly you enjoy watching fiims from a female that's scorned over 50 and made the weak attempt to one up him lol. Let's move this film over to Tubi lol.
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Uriah See

16/10/2023 16:00
She literally told the world she was stupid and didnt care about her kids. Pawning them off on her parents. Was a gold digger and took all the credit. This was the worst. I didnot know kellie played the mom. Leon always do him. Dude play Meech can only play thug roles. Love him. She truly never had her kids. I know whomever wrote this had to ask her did she really want to put thisout to the world. She the smartest and dumbest one. And the hardest out of all of them. She know everything but didn't know her son and nephews were in the game. She made Tee look so damn young and dumb. Terry, i get it.
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