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BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical) comedy-drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama) film directed by Spike Lee (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee) and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Willmott) , and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Stallworth) . The film stars John David Washington (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_David_Washington) as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Driver) , Laura Harrier (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Harrier) , and Topher Grace (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace) . Set in 1970s Colorado Springs (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado) , the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Police_Department) as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan) .
BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Cannes_Film_Festival) , where it won the Grand Prix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_(Cannes_Film_Festival)) . It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, 2018, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the white supremacist (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy) Unite the Right rally (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally) . The film received acclaim from critics, with critics praising the performances (particularly of Washington and Driver) and timely themes, as well as noting it as a return to form for Lee. The American Film Institute (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) selected it as one of the top 10 films of the 2018 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute_Awards_2018#Top_10_Films) and at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Golden_Globe_Awards) , it earned four nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) .
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical) comedy-drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama) film directed by Spike Lee (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee) and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Willmott) , and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Stallworth) . The film stars John David Washington (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_David_Washington) as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Driver) , Laura Harrier (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Harrier) , and Topher Grace (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace) . Set in 1970s Colorado Springs (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado) , the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Police_Department) as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan) .
BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Cannes_Film_Festival) , where it won the Grand Prix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_(Cannes_Film_Festival)) . It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, 2018, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the white supremacist (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy) Unite the Right rally (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally) . The film received acclaim from critics, with critics praising the performances (particularly of Washington and Driver) and timely themes, as well as noting it as a return to form for Lee. The American Film Institute (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) selected it as one of the top 10 films of the 2018 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute_Awards_2018#Top_10_Films) and at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Golden_Globe_Awards) , it earned four nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) .
