Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution.
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons
Directed by Shaka King
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.
Runtime: 125 min.
Rating: 7.5
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,History
Keywords: assassination,chicago, illinois,black panther party,based on a true story,betrayal,betrayal by friend,1960s,j edgar hoover,african american history,rainbow coalition
Cast
Fred Hampton
Bill O'Neal
Roy Mitchell
Deborah Johnson
Jimmy Palmer
Jake Winters
Bobby Rush
Wayne
Judy Harmon
J. Edgar Hoover
Collins
Doc Satchel
Bob Lee
Leslie Carlyle
Fesperman
José Cha Cha Jiménez
George Sams
Alex
Steel
Betty Coachman
Walter Hicks
Compton
Mark Clark (uncredited)