Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 Drama
73%

FBI informant William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. A career thief, O'Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell. Hampton's political prowess grows just as he's falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover commands?

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by Brian Lloyd
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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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