2021 · 125 min · R

Judas and the Black Messiah

Name: Judas and the Black Messiah
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2021
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders

Directed by Shaka King · Drama, History

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) is a Drama film, directed by Shaka King set in Chicago during the 1960s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of freedom & oppression, betrayal, and power & corruption play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Mark IshamCraig Harris

Cinematography

Sean Bobbitt

Cast

Daniel KaluuyaLaKeith StanfieldJesse PlemonsDominique FishbackAshton SandersAlgee SmithDarrell Britt-GibsonLil Rel Howery

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Chicago

Setting

Urban

When

1960s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Freedom & OppressionBetrayalPower & Corruption

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

True Story

1992
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1978
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2013
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1959
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1980
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Chicago — 1980s
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1959
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Chicago — 1920s
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Judas and the Black Messiah

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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