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Black August

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

1h 56m2007NRTMDb 5.9

English

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The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

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Status
Released
Released
1 August 2007
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.9 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director
Samm Styles
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$1.5M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English