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MLK/FBI

Documentary

2020, Movie, 1h 44min

Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Country: United States

Director:

Sam Pollard

Cast:

Martin Luther King Jr.,

J. Edgar Hoover,

Andrew Young,

James Comey

Reviews

Critic Richard Whittaker

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...Pollard does what any good historian should do: take the information and contextualize it, in doing so opening up new lines of discussion.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Odie Henderson

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Myth and legend are pushed aside, creating a human portrait of a great leader, warts and all.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Amon Warmann

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...Sam Pollard finds some fresh ground to explore in this absorbing, elegant documentary.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Moore

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King dominates the conversation in the film as he did in life, laying out the depth of the social ills he attacked...

Read full review at Movie Nation

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...shows how bizarrely toxic and dysfunctional the FBI’s campaign was...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Simran Hans

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...cleverly uses the FBI’s pursuit of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr to tell the entwined history of leftwing protest and state-sanctioned surveillance.

Read full review at The Guardian

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"MLK/FBI" is a powerful and thought-provoking documentary that explores the U.S. government's surveillance and harassment of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Based on newly declassified files, the film sheds light on the extent of the FBI's efforts to discredit King and the civil rights movement, revealing the depth of the government's fear and paranoia. Through interviews and archival footage, the film paints a portrait of a man who was seen as a threat to the establishment and the lengths to which they went to silence him. With never-before-seen documents and insightful commentary, "MLK/FBI" is a must-see for anyone interested in American history, civil rights, and political intrigue.