The Peanut Butter Falcon
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“I’m a Down Syndrome per-
son,” proclaims Zak (Zack Gott-
sagen), the unique protagonist
of first time filmmakers Tyler Nil-
son and Michael Schwartz’s The
Peanut Butter Falcon. “I don’t give
a shit,” is the terse response from
Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), the trouble-
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by Eric Hillis
maker who reluctantly takes Zak
under his wing. It may seem like a
cruel exchange, but for Zak - and,
indeed, for representation in main-
stream cinema - it’s an important
moment, the first time another
human has refused to reductively
define him by his condition.
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