Average Rating: 4.9/10
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Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5
A disappointing and unfocussed death row documentary that deals with many worthy issues, but struggles to find its voice.
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A disappointing and unfocussed death row documentary that deals with many worthy issues, but struggles to find its voice.
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Since his incarceration in 1982 for allegedly shooting a Philadelphia policeman to death, Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal has awaited execution on Death Row, vociferously protesting his innocence; he now qualifies as one of the most famous Death Row inmates in the world. Currently an author of five tomes and an on-air personality who broadcasts over the phone from prison, Abu-Jamal carries the support of no less than Nelson Mandela and the administrators of Amnesty International, who believe in
Jan 18, 2008 Wide
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The legitimate case for death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal's retrial gets another airing in British helmer Marc Evans' unfocused, oddly naive In Prison My Whole Life.
This subjective approach subsumes the film's powerful subject, making 'In Prison My Whole Life' just another self absorbed agit-prop documentary.
A worthy film, highlighting what seems to be a rank injustice, but one that is irritating and poorly put together.
Essentially a Trojan-horse documentary that purports to deal with the crime, it is actually a discussion on race, politics and the American psyche.
A well-meaning but unfocused documentary.
While some of the testimony, from the likes of Steve Earle and Mos Def is powerful, many of the parallels Francome and Evans attempt to draw feel slightly spurious and their conclusions lack sufficient back up.
It's something you need to see if you don't know anything about Mumia or if, somehow, you missed the notion that bigotry is rampant on the police force.
Despite the complex subject matter the film retains a hopeful tone.
A passionate, unexpected documentary, exploring more than yourtypical mistrial case. For people in their 30s, it is a brand new, uncovered time in the American History that is explained here in a smart documentary work. Congrats.
March 4, 2011An intriguing documentary, that questions equality of justice in 1980 in Philadelphia. I discovered some shocking piece of news, and if the tone can appear somehow naive, it cleaverly drives you to adress a moral issue. This film stays with you long time. A must have !
March 4, 2011
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