Judas and the Black Messiah

- 2021
- US
- 2h 6min
- Directed by: Shaka King
- Written by: Will Berson, Shaka King
- Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Martin Sheen
- UK release: 11 March 2021
Bill O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) goes undercover to join the Black Panther Party with an in provided by the FBI. As Party Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) rises in influence and falls for a fellow revolutionary, a battle begins for O'Neal's soul.
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