40 Years a Prisoner

40 Years a Prisoner

2020 "He will never be free until his family comes home."
40 Years a Prisoner
40 Years a Prisoner

40 Years a Prisoner

7.2 | 1h50m | en | Documentary

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.

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7.2 | 1h50m | en | Documentary
Synopsis

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.

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Tommy Oliver

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Get Lifted Film Co. , Confluential Films

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