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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sweetback
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:box_office
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1000000
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gptkbp:budget
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150000
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Sweetback becomes a fugitive
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gptkbp:character_development
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Sweet Sweetback's journey from a boy to a man
Sweetback's transformation into a hero
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Sweetback and his mother
Sweetback and the police
Sweetback and the women in his life
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gptkbp:character_traits
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resourceful and clever
rebellious and defiant
sexual and charismatic
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gptkbp:cinematography
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Henry Rosenthal
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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1970s America
influential in the blaxploitation genre
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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pioneering film in African American cinema
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gptkbp:depicts
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police brutality
the fight for civil rights
the sexual liberation movement
the underground culture of the time
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Cinemation_Industries
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gptkbp:features
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sexual content
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:genre
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blaxploitation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sweet Sweetback as a hero
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:musical_group
social justice movements
the rise of independent cinema
later independent filmmakers
later blaxploitation films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:French_New_Wave_cinema
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:the_Black_Arts_Movement
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:the_Black_Panther_Party
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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to escape oppression
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Sweet_Sweetback
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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non-linear
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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the opening sequence
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gptkbp:notable_for
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its explicit content
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I ain't no nigger, I'm a man!"
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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the struggle against systemic racism
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:release_date
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April 1971
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:runtime
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97 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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original score by Earth, Wind & Fire
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gptkbp:themes
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race and identity
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gptkbp:visitors
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controversial and provocative
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