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Baadasssss! (2003)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
Style:
sweet, thought provoking, suspense, talky, contemplative, breathtaking, serious, realistic, touching, political ...
Plot:
filmmaking, african american, blaxploitation, racism, interracial relations, prejudice, black man, family drama, eccentricity, hollywood, fighting the system, showbiz, family relations, rejection, artists and showbiz, black, underdog, biopic, father son relationship, single parent, black history, woman urinating, woman peeing, racial discrimination, black cast ...
Time:
70s, year 2003, y2k, 20th century
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking and touching films with plots about african american, biopic, society, racism, interracial relations, blaxploitation and black mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Baadasssss!: Patty Hearst (1988), The Rosa Parks Story (2002), Something the Lord Made (2004), Men of Honor (2000), The Butler (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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