Oscar nominee Judas And The Black Messiah a story of racial injustice wrapped in crime thriller

Judas and The Black Messiah has six Oscars nominations. PHOTO: WARNER BROS
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LOS ANGELES - The film Judas And The Black Messiah has amassed glowing reviews for its portrayal of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), a charismatic activist seen by many as an unsung hero in African-American history.

It dramatises Hampton's stunning betrayal at the hands of a black federal informant, William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield), who in the 1960s infiltrated the political group Hampton led.

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