Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" opens to critical acclaim.
Jasper with the rest of the cast in Cannes.
Jasper on set with Spike Lee & Adam Driver.
Jasper stars as "Felix Kendrickson" in the film.
"BlacKkKlansman", directed by Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X), and starring Jasper Pääkkönen, has opened to critical acclaim in the United States.
Written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, "BlacKkKlansman" is based on the 2014 memoir by Ron Stallworth, and follows the first African-American detective who sets out to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The film also stars Adam Driver (Star Wars, Silence), John David Washington (The Book of Eli, Malcolm X), and Topher Grace (Spider-Man, Traffic).
It won the Grand Prix in Cannes in May, and also picked up the Audience Award in Locarno last week.
"BlacKkKlansman" has just been released in the United States, and will be in theatres in the UK from next week.
“BlacKkKlansman is a furious, funny, blunt and brilliant confrontation with the truth. It’s an alarm clock ringing in the midst of a historical nightmare, and also a symphony, the rare piece of political popular art”
“Spike Lee is coming at you with his greatest and most galvanizing movie in years. BlacKkKlansman is right up there with “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X” in the Spike’s Joint pantheon of game-changers.”
“BlacKkKlansman is both hilarious and exquisitely directed... and Lee has complete control over its shifting tone, minute by minute. ”
“Spike Lee is relevant again. He’s necessary again. ”