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broke typecasting to play the villainous Calvin Candie, delivering an intensely terrifying performance (famously continuing a scene even after accidentally cutting his hand open on real glass).
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The film does not shy away from the horrific realities of American slavery, but it frames this dark historical period through the lens of a classic, roaring revenge fantasy.
