Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 Drama | Other
73%

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. To destroy the revolution, the authorities need a man on the inside, and send in career criminal William O'Neal as part of a plea deal. Drama, starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield

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Judas and the Black Messiah

William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) is arrested by FBI agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) and given a choice - infiltrate the Black Panthers in Chicago, or go to jail. As O'Neal gets close to Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and the FBI becomes more desperate to stop him, things begin to spiral out of control...

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