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So Venezuela’s first crack at producing a major English-language film hit a snag this week. Production of “Toussaint,” the biopic of legendary Haitian liberator Toussaint L’Overture, has been delayed due to funding problems, even though it’s got a big time Hollywood cast headed up by Don Cheadle, Angela Bassett and Mos Def. So what’s the problem? As director Danny Glover explained, “financiers complained there were no white heroes.” Did we mention it’s a movie about a slave revolt? Yes, you may cry.
Hat tip: The Latin Americanist