Genres: Crime, Comedy, Drama, History
Languages: English
Year: 2018
Vote: 7.5
Festival & Award: Cannes - Grand Prix
BlacKkKlansman
The showmakers
Overview
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Indie vibes check
While Spike Lee is known for independent work, this film had major studio backing from Focus Features, yet retained an indie aesthetic.