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.

Director:

Shaka King

Writers:

Will Berson (story by), Shaka King (story by)

Stars:

Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons

Won 2 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Fred Hampton
LaKeith Stanfield	...	Bill O'Neal
Jesse Plemons	...	Roy Mitchell
Dominique Fishback	...	Deborah Johnson
Ashton Sanders	...	Jimmy Palmer
Algee Smith	...	Jake Winters
Darrell Britt-Gibson	...	Bobby Rush
Lil Rel Howery	...	Wayne
Dominique Thorne	...	Judy Harmon
Martin Sheen	...	J. Edgar Hoover
Amari Cheatom	...	Collins
Khris Davis	...	Steel
Ian Duff	...	Doc Satchel
Caleb Eberhardt	...	Bob Lee
Robert Longstreet	...	Leslie Carlyle

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

black panther party | reference to malcolm x | fbi federal bureau of investigation | reference to martin luther king jr. | u.s. politics | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and pervasive language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Shaka King's second feature film since Newlyweeds (2013), his feature film debut.

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Goofs

During the police raid on Black Panther headquarters the Chicago P.D. is depicted employing 1966 Ford full-size four-door hardtops. Police units at the time were universally sedans, which when Fords were from the "Custom" line. The Custom line did not include four-door hardtops.

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Quotes

Fred Hampton: Reform it's just the masters teaching the slaves how to be better slaves.

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Connections

Features Eyes on the Prize: A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971 (1990)

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Soundtracks

I've Cried
Written by John W Rowin Jr, William T Walters and Melvin Brown
Performed by The Jhamels
Courtesy of Emphasis Records

User Reviews

Very informative

I had no idea any of this actually happened, so it's great that a film was made about this. This is a powerful film that I will recommend to anyone.

Details

Official Sites:

HBOMAX Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Fred Hampton Project

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,027,076, 14 February 2021

Gross USA:

$5,416,063

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,416,063

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, Bron Creative, MACRO

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1