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"Quentin Tarantino&amp;#039;s Django Unchained, released in UK cinemas this Friday, stars Jamie Foxx as a former slave who sets out to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from a ruthless plantation owner.  Digital Spy sat down with Washington to discuss her character, and find out what first drew her to Tarantino&amp;#039;s script.  &amp;quot;A lot of films about slavery have really painted the only hero of the story as the white character,&amp;quot; Washington mused, &amp;quot;and the black characters are kind of waiting to be rescued, or they&amp;#039;re victims. &amp;quot;I loved that in this film, there is a white mentor character (Christoph Waltz&amp;#039;s Dr King Schultz) but there&amp;#039;s a black character who takes control of his own freedom.&amp;quot; Washington goes on to discuss Tarantino&amp;#039;s protective demeanour on set, the camaraderie between the cast, and her most memorable moment from the shoot.  Django Unchained is out now in the US, and comes out in the UK this Friday (January 18).  Watch Kerry Washington in a clip from the movie below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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