Who Needs A Heart (1991)
Directed by John Akomfrah
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
The American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and the emergence of the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam's Malcom X had an effect far beyond the shores of the U.S. This British movie explores the effect of these American currents in the lives of a close-knit group of blacks and others. One central figure in their lives is a man who achieves local notoriety as "Michael X." The story is told in flashbacks from 1972 and covers the nine previous years.