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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Jesse Plemons.

Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah
R
History
Biography
Drama

Release Date
February 12, 2021
Director
Shaka King
Runtime
2hr 6min
Main Genre
Biography
Format
Streaming
Studio
BRON Studios, Bron Creative, MACRO
Writers
Will Berson , Shaka King , Keith Lucas , The Lucas Brothers
Tagline
You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution.

Summary

Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party - putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside.

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