40 Years a Prisoner
“He will never be free until his family comes home.”
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 Director · John Jennings Boyd Composer
United States release December 8, 2020 · Produced in United States · Production Get Lifted Film Co.
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Confluential Films
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Get Lifted Film Co.
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 17, 2020
Digital · Toronto International Film Festival, Virtual
United States · December 8, 2020
TV · HBO
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