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Black August (2006)

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Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Jailed for one year to life for stealing just 71 dollars, George Lester Jackson was an inmate activist who led one of most violent riots in San Quentin's history. BLACK AUGUST tells his fiery... [More]

Starring: Gary Dourdan, Ezra Stanley, Don Williams

Director: Samm Styles

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Feb 5, 2008

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Adapted from George Jackson's own prison letters and other writings, this bio-pic is to be commended for shedding surprisingly sophisticated light on such a controversial cult figure.

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02/08/08

Kam Williams

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A searing and earnest drama delving into the tragic, short life of the late George Jackson, sixties US political prisoner, LA Black Panther spiritual and intellectual guiding force, and fierce leader within the Black prison movement.

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01/26/08

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February 06, 2008: Gary Dourdan of the TV series CSI, ignites the screen with a magnificent performance as the imploding, mesermizing, and paradoxically streetwise and gifted intellectual George Jackson, and he gets it just right.
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