An emotional portrait of David Oyelowo’s journey to play legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and intimate home videos, Becoming King is a story of faith, friendship and a destiny fulfilled.
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- Released
- Production
- MTV Entertainment Studios, Yoruba Saxon
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- behind the scenes
- acting
- 2010s
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David Oyelowo as Self
Jessica Oyelowo as Self
Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Ava DuVernay as Self
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Jessica Oyelowo · Director, Writer
Justin Goll · Editor
David Oyelowo · Producer
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