In the summer of 1917, soldiers of the all-Black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment arrived in Houston to guard a construction site, and the abuse they faced there would push a hundred and fifty-six of them toward mutiny.
What is The 24th about?
Director Kevin Willmott traces the buildup to the Houston Riot through the men of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry, a regiment with a long record of service that finds itself stationed in a city openly hostile to its presence. Repeated violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police push tension inside the camp to a breaking point, and the film follows how that pressure builds among the soldiers before it erupts into open mutiny. Rather than treating the incident as an isolated eruption, the film spends time with the regiment's routines and relationships beforehand, giving weight to the frustration that eventually boils over. The film presents this as a true story rooted in a specific historical episode, keeping its focus on the soldiers themselves rather than on courtroom or political framing after the fact.
About the cast
Trai Byers leads the ensemble alongside Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King, Mo McRae, Tosin Morohunfola, Mykelti Williamson, Thomas Haden Church, and Lorenzo Yearby, who together carry the regiment's story from routine to rebellion.
Context & significance
The 24th is a United States production directed by Kevin Willmott and centers on a real regiment with a documented history of service before the events depicted here. At 113 minutes, the film gives the Houston Riot of 1917 a dedicated dramatic treatment that keeps its historical setting front and center rather than folding it into a broader war narrative.
Watching The 24th on Ktime
K-Time streams The 24th with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making this piece of American military history accessible to Farsi-speaking viewers in either format. The service's interface is fully in Farsi, and reaching any title, including this one, only requires logging into a free K-Time account.