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• Roman J. Israel, Esq. | DVD | (11/06/2018) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A hard nosed liberal lawyer named Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner, the firm's front man, has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He finds out some unsettling things about what the crusading law firm as done that run afoul of his values of helping the poor and dispossessed, and finds himself in existential crisis that leads to extreme action.

• Judas and the Black Messiah | Blu Ray | (21/06/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  FBI informant William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. A career thief, O'Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell. Hampton's political prowess grows just as he's falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover commands? Special Features Fred Hampton for the People-Chairman Fred Hampton (Black Panther Party) was a seminal figure in the civil rights movement of the '60s who was struck down just as he was getting started. In this intimate character piece, we talk to the filmmakers and cast about why telling Hampton's story is more important than ever. Unexpected Betrayal-Arrested for impersonating an FBI agent, William O'Neal, (LaKeith Stanfield) is given an ultimatum: face jail or betray his community's trust by infiltrating the Illinois Black Panther Party. We talk to the cast and filmmakers about O'Neal's complexities and his eventual betrayal of Hampton.