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IMDb rating 7.9
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Critic Jordan Hoffman
rated 10

...a striking work of storytelling. By assembling the scattered images and historical clips suggested by Baldwin’s writing, I Am Not Your Negro is a cinematic séance, and one of the best movies about the civil rights era ever made.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Simran Hans
rated 8

...an excellent primer for those less familiar with Baldwin.

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Critic Jimi Famurewa
rated 8

As every frame throbs with up-to-the-minute political purpose, you can’t help but feel that this tale was just waiting for history to catch up.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Lauge Hendriksen
rated 7

...'I Am Not Your Negro' er en vigtig film, og det giver forhåbentligt folk lyst til at dykke ned i James Baldwins omfattende værker, for de er stadig aktuelle.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Eva Af Geijerstam
rated 10

En mäktig och omvälvande essäfilm.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Uffe Paulsen
rated 8

På en gang anklagende og imødekommende, harmdirrende og afmålt.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Lars Movin
rated 8

...dens emotionelle kraft ligger i de arkivoptagelser, hvor den velformulerede forfatter tryllebinder forsamlinger med sin roligt indtrængende stemme og sit martrede, men dog determinerede ansigtsudtryk...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Raoul Peck
Director
Raoul Peck
Writer
John Wayne
Actor
Samuel L. Jackson
As Narrator (voice)

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I Am Not Your Negro is a powerful and thought-provoking documentary that explores the complexities of race and identity in America. Through the eyes of writer James Baldwin, the film delves into the history of the Civil Rights movement and the lives of three influential leaders - Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. - who were tragically cut down by assassins' bullets. The film is structured into five chapters, each one digging deeper into the soul of America and its fraught relationship with its black population. With Baldwin's poignant words as our guide, we journey through the past and present, witnessing firsthand the struggle for justice and equality that has defined generations of African Americans. I Am Not Your Negro is not just a historical account; it is a searing indictment of systemic racism and a call to action for change. The film challenges viewers to confront their own biases and assumptions, to question why they need a "nigger" in their lives, and to demand better from their country. As Baldwin so eloquently puts it: "The future of the Negro in this country is precisely as bright or as dark as the future of this country." The choice is ours.

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