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Judas and the Black Messiah

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 biographical drama directed by Shaka King and produced by Ryan Coogler. It tells the story of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), the charismatic chairman of the Illinois branch of the Black Panther party and how he was betrayed by William "Wild Bill" O'Neill (Lakeith Stanfield), a member of his organization who also served as an informant to the FBI, who were determined to bring down the Panthers at any cost.In addition, the movie stars Jesse Plemons as FBI Agent Roy Mitchell, Dominique Fishback as Hampton's girlfriend and fellow Panther Deborah Johnson, Ashton Sanders and Algee Smith as other members of the Party, and Martin Sheen as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival ahead of a release in theatres and on HBO Max on February 12, 2021.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Previews: Trailer 1, Trailer 2.
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Angry Black Man: Fred Hampton and the rest of the Black Panthers. Very justified in this case, however.
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Affably Evil: Roy Mitchell plots against the Black Panthers, but he's polite and amiable, treats his blackmailed informant well, is clearly disturbed by his coworkers' dirty tactics, and is motivated by a genuine belief that his targets are dangerous rather than blatant racism like his boss. His worst actions only pop up near the end when he's under direct orders to get Fred Hampton killed, which he's uncomfortable with, but follows.
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Anti-Villain: Villain Protagonist Bill O'Neill was an FBI mole the whole time and crucial to Fred's assassination, but comes to genuinely like the Panthers and is implied to have started believing in their ideology. He becomes an informant to avoid multiple years in jail and tries to quit multiple times, but Mitchell keeps convincing him to stay — first by holding his jail charges over his head and later by reminding him of what the Panthers could do to a traitor.
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