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How does a filmmaker reckon with the unjust death of Fred Hampton? The Black Panther Party Deputy Chairman was murdered in his sleep in 1969, at age 21, by Chicago
Shaka King’s powerful, emotional drama Judas and the Black Messiah lays out some history around the Black Panther Party and iconic organizer Black power icon Fred Hampton, played by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya. But too much of the story is framed around the white law enforcement agents hunting him, and the spy they recruit to betray him, car thief Bill O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). Co-starring Jesse Plemons and Martin Sheen. In theaters and on HBO Max through March 15, with a digital release to follow.
CinemaBlend There are few movies receiving as much as attention as Shaka Kingâs Judas and the Black Messiah thanks to the biographical dramaâs heartbreaking retelling of the events that led to the assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton and the struggles of the African-American community in late 1960s. The Judas and the Black Messiah cast, which includes Daniel Kaluuya as impassioned activist and LaKeith Stanfield as the criminal-turned-informant who provided the FBI with information on the Black Panthers, is another reason the movie is receiving so muc...
"Judas and the Black Messiah" delivers a fierce portrait of a man, his movement, and the forces that aligned to bring him down
As a rich study of conflicted loyalties, the fact-based drama is a compelling movie about the FBI's attempt to infiltrate the Black Panthers. Its theme of police misconduct requires careful thought by viewers, and a strong stomach.