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Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 film directed by Shaka King
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Summary

Judas and the Black Messiah is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,994 views/month, #925 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: CCXP Awards[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4]
  • Director: Shaka King[5]
  • Screenwriter: Will Berson[6], Shaka King[7]
  • Composer: Mark Isham[8]
  • Genre: biographical film[9], political drama[10]
  • Cast member: Daniel Kaluuya[11], LaKeith Stanfield[12], Jesse Plemons[13], Dominique Fishback[14], Ashton Sanders[15], Darrell Britt-Gibson[16], Lil Rel Howery[17], Algee Smith[18], Dominique Thorne[19], Martin Sheen[20], Amari Cheatom[21], Jermaine Fowler[22], Nicholas Velez[23], Terayle Hill[24]
  • Producer: Charles D. King[25]
  • Depicts: Black Panther Party[26]
  • Production company: Bron Studios[27]
  • Director of photography: Sean Bobbitt[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[30], video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[32], 97%[33], 84/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: 2021[37], July 15, 2021[38], July 1, 2021[39]
  • Characters: Fred Hampton[40], William O'Neal[41], Akua Njeri[42], Bobby Rush[43], J. Edgar Hoover[44], Mark Clark[45], José Jiménez[46], George W. Sams, Jr.[47]
  • Distributed by: Vertigo Média[48]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[49]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/judas-and-black-messiah[50]
  • Main subject: Fred Hampton[51], Rainbow Coalition[52], Black Panther Party[53], civil rights movement[54], informant[55], William O'Neal[56], police brutality in the United States[57], police misconduct[58], COINTELPRO[59]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[60], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[61], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[62], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[63]
  • Title: Judas and the Black Messiah[64]
  • MPA film rating: R[65]
  • Duration: 126 minutes[66]

Why It Matters

Judas and the Black Messiah has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did Judas and the Black Messiah receive?

Honors received include CCXP Awards[3] and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4].

Related Entities

film J. Edgar Hoover Jesse Plemons LaKeith Stanfield Martin Sheen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
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  55. [57] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . Judas and the Black Messiah. wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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