One Night in Miami (2020) 1h 50min | Drama | 25 December 2020 (USA)

Set on the night time of February 25, 1964, “One Night in Miami” follows a younger, brash Cassius Clay as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the brand new Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Against all odds, he defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the sports activities world. While crowds of individuals swarm Miami Beach to have fun the match, Clay – unable to remain on the island due to Jim Crow-era segregation legal guidelines – spends the night on the Hampton House Motel in Miami’s African American Overtown neighborhood celebrating with three of his closest buddies: Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown. During this historic night, these icons, who every have been the very illustration of the Pre-Black Power Movement and felt the social strain their cross-over movie star introduced, shared their ideas with one another about their obligations as influencers, standing up, defending their rights and transferring the nation ahead to equality and empowerment for all black folks. The subsequent morning, the …

One Night in Miami is a fictional account of 1 unbelievable night time the place icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles within the civil rights motion and cultural upheaval of the 60s.

Director:
Regina King

Writer:
Kemp Powers (screenplay by)

Stars:
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge |
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