Malcolm X

Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.

Plot Summary

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

7.5 /10

1992

US

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