Movie Story : Set in Colorado Springs in the late 1970s, BlacKkKlansman follows Ron Stallworth, the first African American police officer in the city's department. Partnering with his Jewish colleague Flip Zimmerman, Ron launches an undercover investigation that aims to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. Their scheme, which requires Flip to pose as Ron in face-to-face encounters, pulls them into increasingly dangerous territory.