MLK/FBI - Reviews

Myth and legend are pushed aside, creating a human portrait of a great leader, warts and all.

...Pollard does what any good historian should do: take the information and contextualize it, in doing so opening up new lines of discussion.

...Sam Pollard finds some fresh ground to explore in this absorbing, elegant documentary.

...cleverly uses the FBI’s pursuit of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr to tell the entwined history of leftwing protest and state-sanctioned surveillance.

King dominates the conversation in the film as he did in life, laying out the depth of the social ills he attacked...

...shows how bizarrely toxic and dysfunctional the FBI’s campaign was...

...this revelatory documentary is a thought-provoking reminder to consider the humanity of our role models and heroes -- and to discuss how King's legacy can endure despite his apparent marital misconduct.

...a fascinating insight into a systemic problem that remains in our government agencies today. It is a truly engrossing feature that gives fair and equal treatment to its subjects.

Det är den sortens film som verkligen gräver ner sig i ämnet, från ett nutida perspektiv.

Langsomt, gennem blændende flotte arkivbilleder, mediterer filmen sig kildekritisk frem mod overbevisende pointer.

...en stark påminnelse om hur viktigt det är med varje människas rätt till frihet.