BlacKkKlansman

2018
7.6
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Title: BlacKkKlansman

Original Title: BlacKkKlansman

Year: 2018

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: August 24 2018
  • United States: August 10 2018

Plot

Based on true events, the film is directed by Spike Lee and tells the story of Ron Stallworth (played by John David Washington), a black police officer who manages to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the state of Colorado. In the early seventies, a time of great social upheaval with the ferz fight for the civil rights of black people, Ron Stallworth becomes the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, but is greeted with skepticism and hostility by superiors and his companions. Without being intimidated, he decides to go ahead and do something for his community carrying out a very dangerous mission: infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and expose it to the city.

They are also part of the cast Adam Driver, Topher Grace and Laura Harrier, among others.

Awards

  • 2019 Academy Awards (Oscars): 6 1
  • 2019 Golden Globes: 4 0
  • 2019 BAFTA Awards: 5 1

Cast

Director:

Spike Lee Spike Lee

John David Washington

John David Washington

Ron Stallworth

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke

Chief Bridges

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Flip Zimmerman

Michael Buscemi

Michael Buscemi

Jimmy Creek

Laura Harrier

Laura Harrier

Patrice Dumas

Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

Kwame Ture

Videos

'BlacKkKlansman' Trailer 2:20

Photos

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Trivia

Choosing the lead actor

The real Ron Stallworth had originally wanted Denzel Washington play him, but was ecstatic to find out his son got the role.

Dedicated

The film is dedicated to the life of Heather Heyer, who was fatally hit by a car while protesting the "Unite the Right" rally held on August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, VA. The film opened in the US on August 10, 2018 to mark the one-year anniversary of the rally and her death.

Big ovation at the Cannes Film Festival

Director Spike Lee received a six-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival after the premier of the film.

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