1998 Ernest R. Dickerson

Ambushed

Name: Ambushed
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Genre: Drama, TV Movie, Action, Thriller
Released: 1998

When a Klan leader is murdered, it lights the fuse to a race explosion. Now the only man who can put it out is the one everyone suspects.

Trailer

Rating

5.1

Trailer

Rating

5.1

The Film

Ambushed

When a Klan leader is murdered, it lights the fuse to a race explosion. Now the only man who can put it out is the one everyone suspects.

The Story

Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.

white supremacy xenophobia racism police

Runtime

109 min

Released Jun 1998