Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X

Plot: Probing the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, this provocative documentary lays emphasis on the political climate that preceded the murder, including the controversial black leader's planned collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. The partnership was simple: King would lead efforts in the South ... (more)

Plot: Probing the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, this provocative documentary lays emphasis on the political climate that preceded the murder, including the controversial black leader's planned collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. The partnership was simple: King would lead efforts in the South while Malcolm X took the North. But the film puts forth a shocking conspiracy theory: that the U.S. government deliberately kept the two leaders apart.