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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 97 min · English
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- Starring
- Melvin Van Peebles, John Amos, Ed Rue, Hubert Scales, Nick Ferrari, Niva Ruschell
This gritty drama follows Sweetback, a rebellious orphan who becomes a sex-show performer and ultimately a fugitive. Framed for murder, he must evade white oppression and fight for survival. His journey takes him through dangerous landscapes as he outwits relentless pursuers, including the police and a biker gang, in a desperate search for freedom and redemption.
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