First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

2023

Biography / Drama

5
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 149 149

drug dealer based on true story detroit, michigan

Plot summary

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"

Director

Vivica A. Fox Photo
Vivica A. Fox

Top cast

Leon Photo
Leon as Emerson
Tobias Truvillion Photo
Tobias Truvillion as Harvey
Brian Foreman Photo
Brian Foreman as Prison Guard
Anita Moore Photo
Anita Moore as FBI Agent
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1 hr 44 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thomasseery 7 / 10

First Lady

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.
Reviewed by msjuliacarter 10 / 10

"All money isn't good money," and that's the truth!

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 BMFI 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.
Reviewed by robertpbukaty-98920 2 / 10

Hustle and flow? They didn't show the hustle and the movie has NO FLOW

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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