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THE release date for a mega Netflix movie filmed in Bradford starring Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey has been revealed. Back in February 2023, the historic area of Little Germany was used for scenes of The Six Triple Eight which follows the story of the Second World War’s only all-black, all-female unit. Headed up by Washington, the cast also includes Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Shanice Shantay, Jay Reeves, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston, Kylie Jefferson, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, and Susan Sarandon.
GALLERY: Pictures from filming of Six Triple Eight in Bradford One of the main scenes filmed in Bradford saw dozens of military-uniform-clad women marching down Burnett Street in Little Germany, led by one of them holding the USA flag. The film spotlights the 6888th unit Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was made up of 855 women who contributed to the war effort by sorting through a three-year backlog of undelivered mail and delivering the post to American soldiers serving during the conflict.
The group of women helped to deliver 17 million pieces of mail to troops during the war, which began in 1939 and ended in 1945. The Six Triple Eight, written and directed by Tyler Perry, will be available to stream on Netflix on Friday, December 20..
