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UNITED STATES · 2000

Bamboozled

Spike Lee
New Black Cinema racism in media minstrelsy and blackface entertainment industry satire cultural exploitation corporate greed
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Synopsis

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

Year2000
CountryUnited States
DirectorSpike Lee
MovementNew Black Cinema
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