Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 • 125 minutter

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FBI-informanten William O'Neal får i oppdrag å infiltrere Black Panther Party i Illinois for å overvåke gruppens karismatiske leder Fred Hampton. O’Neal har lenge livnært seg som innbruddstyv og føler seg hjemme i den farlige situasjonen der han både manipulerer kameratene i gruppen og sin kontaktperson i FBI, spesialagent Roy Mitchell. Hamptons politiske talent kommer stadig sterkere frem, samtidig som han forelsker seg i Deborah Johnson, en annen revolusjonær. O’Neal, på sin side, slites mellom to ytterpunkter. Vil han kjempe for rettferdighet? Eller ta alle midler i bruk for å ødelegge for Hampton og Black Panthers, slik FBI-sjef J. Edgar Hoover har gitt ham ordre om?

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An incendiary, knockout performance from Daniel Kaluuya in this civil rights drama won him the 2021 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Superb stuff too, from Lakeith Stanfield, also nominated in the same category, in a subtle, less showier role. Full review for more: bit.ly/JudasMessiah

There's a lot of ground covered in a short space of time with this movie and I struggled to keep up with what was going on and who was who which made me less engaged with the film than I would've liked. A movie I would recommend getting if its on offer or if it comes to a streaming service. I didn't love but I didn't hate it either.

Average Film, Brilliant Music, but can't help the feeling that's it's got some sort of hidden agenda. It's just pushing a false narrative. Massively exaggerated.