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I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

20177.71h 33m

Overview

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

Directed by Raoul Peck
Written by James Baldwin, Raoul Peck
Produced by Hébert Peck, Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $7.1M

Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

JoeyStarr

JoeyStarr

Narrateur (voix-off)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Self

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Self

Themes & Keywords

societyrace politicsinterviewmartin luther kingracism1950s1960smalcom xnegritudecontestationmedgar eversunited states of america (usa)james baldwinhistorical documentaryamerican apartheidfight against racism

About I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of society, race politics, interview, martin luther king, racism, 1950s. Directed by Raoul Peck, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, JoeyStarr, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

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