Directed by:
Shaka KingCinematography:
Sean BobbittCast:
Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Martin Sheen, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Lil Rel Howery, Dominique Thorne, Algee Smith (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality and the slaughter of Black people. Chairman Fred was inspiring a generation to rise up and not back down to oppression, which put him directly in the line of fire of the government, the FBI and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, they had to do it from both the outside…and the inside. Facing prison, William O’Neal is offered a deal by the FBI: if he will infiltrate the Black Panthers and provide intel on Hampton, he will walk free. O’Neal takes the deal.
Now a comrade in arms in the Black Panther Party, O’Neal lives in fear that his treachery will be discovered even as he rises in the ranks. But as Hampton’s fiery message draws him in, O’Neal cannot escape the deadly trajectory of his ultimate betrayal. Though his life was cut short, Fred Hampton’s impact has continued to reverberate. The government saw the Black Panthers as a militant threat to the status quo and sold that lie to a frightened public in a time of growing civil unrest. But the perception of the Panthers was not reality. In inner cities across America, they were providing free breakfasts for children, legal services, medical clinics and research into sickle cell anemia, and political education. And it was Chairman Fred in Chicago, who, recognizing the power of multicultural unity for a common cause, created the Rainbow Coalition-joining forces with other oppressed peoples in the city to fight for equality and political empowerment.
(Warner Bros. CA)
Soundtracks
![Mark Isham: Music for Film](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/166/892/166892988_7dc689.jpg)
Mark Isham: Music for Film
Label: Silva Screen Records
Year: 2022
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:12:36
Notes: New recording conducted by Dirk Brossé.
1. | BOBBY: Prologue | Mark Isham | 03:56 |
2. | EIGHT BELOW: Suite | Mark Isham | 09:39 |
3. | A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: Suite | Mark Isham | 06:26 |
4. | JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH: Funeral | Mark Isham | 03:07 |
5. | LIFE AS A HOUSE: Building A Family | Mark Isham | 01:54 |
6. | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: On The Threshold Of Liberty | Mark Isham | 06:48 |
7. | THE NEVERS: The Event Flashback | Mark Isham | 05:06 |
8. | THE BLACK DAHLIA: Suite | Mark Isham | 08:44 |
9. | AMERICAN CRIME STORY: American Crime Suite: Movement III | Mark Isham | 05:26 |
10. | THE MODERNS: Les Modernes Suite | Mark Isham | 07:01 |
11. | THE UNBERABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT: Suite | Mark Isham | 05:48 |
12. | 42: Suite | Mark Isham | 08:41 |
![Judas and the Black Messiah: Fight for You](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/165/184/165184696_3e1d48.jpg)
Judas and the Black Messiah: Fight for You
Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records
Year: 2021
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 04:30
1. | "Fight For You" - H.E.R. | 04:30 |
![Judas and the Black Messiah](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/165/170/165170928_6c6236.jpg)
Judas and the Black Messiah
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Watertower Music
Year: 2021
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 31:20
1. | The Inflated Tear - Opening | Mark Isham | 00:45 |
2. | "News Reels" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | 00:38 | |
3. | FBI | Mark Isham | 00:59 |
4. | The Inflated Tear - The Car, The Club | Mark Isham | 01:14 |
5. | Crowns Creeping | Mark Isham | 01:15 |
6. | We Got A Rat - Alternate Version | Mark Isham, Craig Harris | 01:39 |
7. | How Much Money Do You Make? | Mark Isham | 00:47 |
8. | "Fred Visits The Crowns Church" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | 00:38 | |
9. | Bill Is Recognized | Mark Isham, Craig Harris | 02:48 |
10. | The Inflated Tear - Judy Has Questions | Mark Isham | 03:02 |
11. | We Got A Rat | Mark Isham, Craig Harris | 01:17 |
12. | We Got A Snitch | Mark Isham | 01:24 |
13. | Prison Life | Mark Isham | 02:01 |
14. | "Jimmy Enters Store" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | Mark Isham, Craig Harris | 00:58 |
15. | "Rooftop" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | Mark Isham | 04:14 |
16. | Rebuilding | Craig Harris | 00:51 |
17. | "Jake Wants Answers" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | Mark Isham | 00:35 |
18. | "Gun Battle" - Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | Mark Isham | 03:02 |
19. | I'm Out | Mark Isham | 00:33 |
20. | The Inflated Tear - Bill's Past Comes Back | Mark Isham | 00:37 |
21. | The Inflated Tear - Fred Hampton Funeral | Mark Isham | 02:03 |