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The Big Cigar

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The Big Cigar

20245.5

Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba.

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Who would love this

  • ♥Fans of historical "caper" stories and true-crime adaptations.
  • ♥Viewers who enjoy high-gloss, fast-paced period dramas with a 1970s aesthetic.
  • ♥Those interested in the intersection of Hollywood culture and political activism.

Who might not

  • ✗Viewers seeking a serious, historically rigorous, or unflinching examination of the Black Panther Party.
  • ✗Those who dislike fragmented, non-linear storytelling or "style-over-substance" editing.
  • ✗Audiences who prefer character-driven dramas that avoid centering white perspectives in stories about Black historical figures.