Assata aka Joanne Chesimard
Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison, only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba.Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In ... Read more
Starring Assata Shakur, Kathleen Cleaver, Patrick Dempsey, Charles Everett, Will Blagrove, Char Sidney, Robert Sciglimpaglia, Bryant Pearson, Lila Dupree
Watch "Assata aka Joanne Chesimard" on Amazon released in 2008. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 4.6 out of 10 from Imdb which is fairly low for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.
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