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40 Years a Prisoner (2020)
Directed by Tommy Oliver
“He will never be free until his family comes home.”
Documentary · 1h 50m
A chronicle of the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. Through eyewitness accounts and archival footage of the escalating tension that resulted in the controversial confrontation between police and MOVE members, the film illuminates the story of a city grappling with racial tension and police brutality with alarming topicality and modern-day relevance.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Tommy Oliver
- Writer
- Tommy Oliver
- Director of Photography
- Tommy Oliver
- Original Music Composer
- John Jennings Boyd
- Editor
- Tommy Oliver
- Producer
- Tommy Oliver
Details
- Release date
- 2020-09-17
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Confluential Films, Get Lifted Film Co.