Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)

Directed by Fred BakerDrama

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.

Year
2008
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
15 February 2008
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Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self (archive footage)
P
Pat Dempsey
James Harper
Charles Everett
Charles Everett
Justin
Will Blagrove
Will Blagrove
FBI agent
C
Char Sidney
Assata as young woman
Robert Sciglimpaglia
Robert Sciglimpaglia
B
Bryant Pearson
L
Lila Dupree

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