Plot
In the early 1970s, Ron Stallworth is hired as the first black officer in the Colorado Springs, Colorado police department. Stallworth is initially assigned to work in the records room, where he faces racial slurs from his coworkers. Stallworth requests a transfer to go undercover, and is assigned to infiltrate a local rally at which national civil rights leader Kwame Ture (birth name Stokely Carmichael) is to give a speech. At the rally, Stallworth meets Patrice Dumas, the president of the black student union at Colorado College. While taking Ture to his hotel, Patrice is stopped by patrolman Andy Landers, a corrupt, racist officer in Stallworth's precinct, who threatens Ture and sexually assaults Patrice..
Written by
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott
Directed by
Spike Lee
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, QC Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Monkeypaw Productions, Perfect World Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Focus Features
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 215 nominations total