Baadasssss!

Mario Van Peebles:
Baadasssss! (USA, 2003)
108 min. - English
K-13

Something groundbreaking happened in Hollywood in 1971. After countless difficulties the independent film Sweet Sweetback�€�s Baadasssss Song, directed by Melvin Van Peebles, was finally released. The film gathered a massive audience and gave a kick start for the entire genre of blaxploitation. In Baadasssss! Melvin�€�s son, actor-director Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City, Posse) portrays his father�€�s battle to make Sweetback and to open the eyes of the African American audience.

While the delirious and revolutionary Sweet Sweetback�€�s Baadasssss Song tells the story of a black man�€�s escape from the white authorities, a.k.a. The Man, Baadasssss! tells the story of a black director�€�s escape from The Man�€�s Hollywood machine. Baadasssss! is an insightful and heartfelt portrayal of making film art, and an absolute gem in the genre of autobiographical films.

Get The Man�€�s foot outta your ass and come to see this film!

TEXT: Jarkko Kuittinen, Cinemare: http://www.pkey.fi/cinemare

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