Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix | The Citizen

Queen Cleopatra played by Adele James on Netflix's African Queens docu-series | Picture: Screengrab / Tudum

Egypt’s antiquities ministry insisted on Thursday that Cleopatra had “white skin and Hellenistic characteristics” in an ongoing row over a Netflix drama-documentary depicting the famed beauty of antiquity as black.and starring Adele James, is due for release on the streaming platform on May 10. “As Egypt’s last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docudrama featuring reenactments and expert interviews,”has already caused a storm of controversy in the North African nation.

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