BlacKkKlansman
2018 ‧ Drama/Crime film ‧ 2h 8m
6.4/10 IMDb
97% Rotten Tomatoes
1.5/5 Vox
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival · May 8 – 19
Participating film
2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Ceremony
Award ceremony · May 17 – 19
7 nominations
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream. Produced by the team behind the Academy-Award® winning Get Out.
Initial release: August 10, 2018 (USA)
Director: Spike Lee
Distributed by: Focus Features
Production companies: Monkeypaw Productions, Blumhouse Productions
Producers: Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Sean McKittrick, Shaun Redick, Raymond Mansfield
Nominations: Palme d’Or, Cannes Best Actress Award
Cast
John David Washington (Ron Stallworth)
Laura Harrier (Patrice)
Adam Driver (Flip Zimmerman)
Topher Grace (David Duke)
Corey Hawkins (Stokely Carmichael)
