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FIVE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE

(PG) USA – 1 hr 36 min  
1973 · d. Oscar Williams
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Starring Clarice Taylor, D'Urville Martin, Glynn Turman, Bonnie Banfield, Leonard Jackson

A deliberate departure from ’70s “blaxploitation” films, this big-hearted dramedy touches on feminism, the Black Power movement, African heritage, and more. Over the weekend of her daughter’s wedding, long-suffering Gladys Ann is moved to confront her domineering husband.

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