Released:
1991-01-02

Overview:
The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.

Director:
John Akomfrah

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Caroline Burghard
  as
  Faith
• 
  Treva Etienne
  as
  Sidney
• 
  Ruth Gemmell
  as
  Abigail
• 
  Caroline Lee-Johnson
  as
  Naomi
• 
  Kwabena Manso
  as
  Louis