2018 · 136 min · R

BlacKkKlansman

Name: BlacKkKlansman
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 2018
Duration: 136 min
Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin

Directed by Spike Lee · Crime, Comedy, Drama, History

BlacKkKlansman (2018) is a Crime film, directed by Spike Lee set in Colorado Springs during the 1970s. It runs 136 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir, with a darkly comic and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption, identity, and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography

Chayse Irvin

Cast

John David WashingtonAdam DriverTopher GraceLaura HarrierAlec BaldwinJasper PääkkönenCorey HawkinsPaul Walter Hauser

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Colorado Springs

Setting

Urban

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

Power & CorruptionIdentityBetrayal

Tone

Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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Premise & themes

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