From slave to criminal with one amendment.
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
13th (2016) is a documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay, released on October 7, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Michelle Alexander. Viewers rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 819 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for 13th.
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Jelani Cobb
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Angela Davis
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Michelle Alexander
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Cory Booker
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Marie Gottschalk
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Michael Hough
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Gina Clayton
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David Keene
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James Kilgore
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Bryan Stevenson
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Nicholas Turner
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Directed by Ava DuVernay, written by Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, produced by Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish.
Average viewer score of 7.8/10 from 819 ratings.
With something like one quarter of the world's prison population being incarcerated in the USA, this documentary attempts to break down that fairly startling statistic and analyse just whether history and historical attitudes and prejudices have been instrumental in arriving at this situation. Crossing generations and centuries, the narrative postulates that much of this is down to grievances between ethnicities…
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The main cast of 13th (2016) includes Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Michelle Alexander and Cory Booker. The film was directed by Ava DuVernay. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
13th was released on October 7, 2016 and runs for 1h 40m.
13th (2016) holds an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from 819 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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