MLK/FBI(2021)

Name: MLK/FBI
Director: Sam Pollard
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Released: Jan 15, 2021
Cast: Shaun Bowman, Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover

IFC Films

1h 44m

Release Date: Jan 15, 2021

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

Release Details

Original Release | Jan 15, 2021 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$21,603
Total US & Canada:
$45,200
Total International
$46,633
Total Worldwide:
$91,833

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Sam Pollard
Director

Shaun Bowman
Movie goer

Martin Luther King
Self

J. Edgar Hoover
Self - FBI Director

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Sam Pollard 's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King , Jr. The first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists, and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. From Emmy Award winning director Sam Pollard and featuring interviews with Andrew Young, James Comey, Clarence Jones, and more.