Sacha Baron Cohen’s Political Cinema
Sacha Baron Cohen has produced a diverse roster of outrageous characters, storylines and documentaries. While the projects are laced with social and political commentary, can they qualify as political activism?
Tag: Cinema & Society
13th
“I Can’t Breathe.” These are the words that have shook the world. The crude murder of George Floyd by a member of the Minneapolis Police Department has started a chain of reaction that now sees Minnesota’s chief town in riot. And yes, I said murder, for the action of former police officer Derek Chauvin cannot just be dismissed as an excess of force during the arrest. Yet, as an act of manslaughter guided by racial hate. And as such, it begets anger from those who cannot just stand by for such events.