Drama ·History · Canada · 2021 · 2h 5m

Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah poster
Director
Shaka King
Cast
Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton LaKeith Stanfield as Bill O'Neal Jesse Plemons as Roy Mitchell Dominique Fishback as Deborah Johnson Ashton Sanders as Jimmy Palmer Algee Smith as Jake Winters
Crew
Sean Bobbitt — Director of Photography Kristan Sprague — Editor Craig Harris — Original Music Composer Mark Isham — Original Music Composer Will Berson — Screenplay Shaka King — Screenplay
Tagline

You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution.

Synopsis

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

Trailer Judas and the Black Messiah — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisassassinationblack panther partybased on true storybetrayalbetrayal by friendhard1960safrican american historyrainbow coalitionawestruckexhilarated
Key Collaborators
Shaka King Director Sean Bobbitt Director of Photography Kristan Sprague Editor Craig Harris Original Music Composer Mark Isham Original Music Composer Will Berson Screenplay Shaka King Screenplay Kenneth Lucas Story Keith Lucas Story Shaka King Story Will Berson Story Shaka King Producer
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