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Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah

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

20217.32h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by Shaka King
Written by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenneth Lucas
Produced by Ryan Coogler, Charles D. King, Shaka King
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $6.4M

Top Cast

Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya

Fred Hampton

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Bill O'Neal

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Roy Mitchell

Dominique Fishback

Dominique Fishback

Deborah Johnson

Ashton Sanders

Ashton Sanders

Jimmy Palmer

Algee Smith

Algee Smith

Jake Winters

Darrell Britt-Gibson

Darrell Britt-Gibson

Bobby Rush

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Wayne

Dominique Thorne

Dominique Thorne

Judy Harmon

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

J. Edgar Hoover

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoisassassinationblack panther partybased on true storybetrayalbetrayal by friendhard1960safrican american historyrainbow coalitionawestruckexhilarated

About Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah is a drama, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, assassination, black panther party, based on true story, betrayal, betrayal by friend. Directed by Shaka King, it stars Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons. 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.

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