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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of William O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield), who is captured by the FBI and forced into a plea deal to gather information within the Black Panther Party. Judas and the Black Messiah was critically praised upon release and won two Oscars at the 2021 Academy Awards.

Judas and the Black Messiah
R
Biography
Drama
History

Director
Shaka King
Release Date
February 12, 2021
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Algee Smith , LaKeith Stanfield , Lil Rel Howery , Dominique Thorne , Jesse Plemons , Jermaine Fowler , Ashton Sanders , Dominique Fishback , Terayle Hill , Martin Sheen , Daniel Kaluuya
Writers
Shaka King , Will Berson
Runtime
126minutes
Budget
$26 million

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