

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
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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