40 Years a Prisoner

2020 "He will never be free until his family comes home."
7.2| 1h50m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 17 September 2020 Released
Producted By: Get Lifted Film Co.
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Official Website: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/40-years-a-prisoner
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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.

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Documentary

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Director

Tommy Oliver

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Get Lifted Film Co.

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40 Years a Prisoner Audience Reviews

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.