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The birth of a black hero in cinema
Year: 2022-03-17
Genre: Documentary, History
Directed by: -
Duration: 0 hr 53 min.
In 1971, Melvin Van Peebles disrupted the black hero figure in the american cinema with "Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song". This documentary relates the genesis of this crackdown movie, who initiates the Blaxploitation movement, from "Shaft" of Gordon Parks to "Jackie Brown", the Quentin Tarantino's tribute to the genre.
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Actors
Sandra Nkake
Melvin Van Peebles
Max Van Peebles
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