In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.
Direction
Van Peebles stages raids with visceral 90s urgency.
Acting
Courtney B. Vance's Seale burns with articulate rage.
Writing
COINTELPRO machinations unfold like paranoid thriller.
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Kadeem Hardison
Judge
Bokeem Woodbine
Tyrone
Joe Don Baker
Brimmer
Courtney B. Vance
Bobby Seale
Tyrin Turner
Cy
Marcus Chong
Huey P. Newton
Anthony Griffith
Eldridge Cleaver
Bobby Brown
Rose
James Russo
Rodgers
Jenifer Lewis
Rita
Chris Rock
Yuck Mouth
Roger Guenveur Smith
Pruitt
Michael Wincott
Tynan
Richard Dysart
J. Edgar Hoover
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the 1995 O.J. trial, when 'Black militant' was media shorthand again. Van Peebles deliberately echoed 60s footage to collapse historical distance.
Huey P. Newton's real widow sued for defamation over Marcus Chong's portrayal. The film's COINTELPRO scenes were largely based on declassified documents released just three years prior.
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