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Black August

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

⭐ 5.9/10 2007 1h 56m Dir. Samm Styles

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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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5.9/10 7 votes

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Year
2007
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.9/10
Votes
7
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$1.5M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Samm Styles 👤 Gary Dourdan 👤 Darren Bridgett 👤 Ezra J. Stanley
prison racism

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Questions about Black August

Black August has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
Black August was directed by Samm Styles and released in 2007.
Black August is a Drama film (2007).
The cast of Black August includes Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Ezra J. Stanley, 'Big' LeRoy Mobley, Vonetta McGee.
Black August has a TMDB rating of 5.9/10 based on 7 votes.

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