Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
Release date: August 10, 2018 (USA)
Director: Spike Lee
Budget: 15 million USD
Screenplay: Spike Lee, Kevin Willmott, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel
Distributed by: Universal Pictures, Focus Features, UIP-Dunafilm
Based on: Black Klansman; by Ron Stallworth