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One Night in Miami (15)
Directed by Regina King
OSCAR-WINNING actor Regina King’s powerful, directorial-debut recounts the historic night of February 25 1964 in Miami, when Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) and Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) celebrated Clay becoming the heavyweight champion of the world.
It is a fascinating fictional reimagining, based on the award-winning stage play by Kemp Powers, who also wrote the screenplay.
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