Judas and the Black Messiah (R)

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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?
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Lakeith Stanfield, Martin Sheen, Jesse Plemons, Amari Cheatom, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Dominique Fishback, Caleb Eberhardt, Milton "Lil Rel" Howery, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Thorne
Directed by: Shaka King
R 2021 126 mins.    
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