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DocumentaryCrimeHistory
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director
Ava DuVernay
Writers
Spencer Averick, Ava DuVernay
Stars
Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker
Release Date
October 7, 2016
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 32
Wins
🎯 47
Nominations
💬 121
Reviews
📋 53.6K
Watchlists
🎭 Top Cast
Melina Abdullah
as Self - Chair, Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Michelle Alexander
as Self - Educator and Author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Cory Booker
as Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
Dolores Canales
as Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
Gina Clayton
as Self - Attorney and Founder, Essie Justice Group
Jelani Cobb
as Self - Professor of African-American Studies, University of Connecticut
Malkia Cyril
as Self - Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice
Angela Davis
as Self - Professor Emerita, UC Santa Cruz
Craig DeRoche
as Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
David Dinkins
as Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D)
💰 Box Office
$566
Worldwide Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
Color
Color
Filming Location
16th Street Station, Oakland, California, USA
Production
Forward Movement, Kandoo Films, Netflix
🏷️ Keywords
prisongreeddiscriminationamerican politicsblack lives matter
🎯 Categories
History DocumentaryPolitical DocumentaryCrimeDocumentaryHistory
⭐ Featured Review
What a Horrible World We Live in? You MUST watch this documentary.
"I can't find suitable worlds to describe my feeling after watching this documentary. The American democracy seems to be a cover for a horrible monstrous inhumane system of exploitation and criminalisations. Highly recommend...."
💡 Did You Know?
The filming locations and production design of the interviews, with brick walls and industrial equipment, represent labor that, according to DuVernay, "has been stolen from black people in this country for centuries."
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📖 Synopsis
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.