With celebrities reeling from the hacking and release of their private nude photos, it’s easy to forget that some pop stars are forced behind-the-scenes to sell sex in order to sell albums and concert tickets. Through Beyond the Lights, writer and director Gina Prince-Bythewood explores the price of fame. In the following clip of this romantic drama, “momager” Macy Jean (Minnie Driver) forces her pop superstar daughter Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to go topless for a photo shoot. Noni is “supposed to be the girl every guy wants.” Although Noni strips down to appease her mom and others invested in her being a success, Kaz Nicol (Nate Parker) is the only one to notice the pain of being a superstar.
Check out the clip below and the official trailer of Beyond the Lights, which will be released on Nov. 14, on the following page.