40 Years a Prisoner

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2020

Documentary

1 hour 50 minutes

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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.

~ He will never be free until his family comes home.
Tommy Oliver

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StatusReleased: 4 years ago
September 17, 2020

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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