Film
Deep Cover
- 7PM
This neglected, fascinatingly subversive thriller from actor-turned-director Bill Duke stars Laurence Fishburne in his first leading role as a cop who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of LA drug dealers—a masquerade that he’s forced to take to disturbing extremes. It’s a premise that raises (á la Fanon) troubling issues surrounding black masculinity, identity, and performance, all wrapped in a stylish neo-noir package.
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