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Mario Van Peebles pays homage to his father, Melvin, by playing him in this account of how the famous director made his 1971 opus Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, about a black man who rises up against the injustices of white cops.

Cast

Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Saul Rubinek, Rainn Wilson, T.K. Carter, Paul Rodriguez, Vincent Schiavelli, Khleo Thomas, Karimah Westbrook, Len Lesser, Sally Struthers

Director

Mario Van Peebles

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Format

DVD

Screen

Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

Subtitles

French, Portuguese, Spanish (Neutral)

CC

Yes

Audio

English: Dolby Digital 5.1

Rating

R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.