Directed by:
Melvin Van PeeblesScreenplay:
Melvin Van PeeblesCinematography:
Robert MaxwellComposer:
Melvin Van PeeblesCast:
Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, John Amos, Mario Van Peebles, Ed Rue, Vincent Barbi, Mikel Angel, Joe Tornatore, Lavelle Roby, Wesley Gale (more)VOD (2)
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The film tells the story of Sweetback (Van Peebles), an apolitical black sex performer who becomes a reluctant picaresque hero when he kills the two white policemen who brutalized a young prisoner for racist reasons. On the run to Mexico, Sweetback encounters all manner of provocatively stereotypical characters, including a shower-capped ghetto thug who won't help him, a hypocritical Baptist preacher, and, of course, a host of women who can't get enough of his supercharged sexuality. (official distributor synopsis)
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This is definitely a film that's not for everyone, but it must be acknowledged that it has scenes that you'll easily remember. For example, right at the beginning. Melvin Van Peebles indeed came up with interesting editing and scene transitions, showing that this is not just controversy and spitting fire; there's also filmmaking artistry in it.
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