Fred Baker
Director
Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.shootout, imdb.cuba, imdb.black-panthers, imdb.black-panther-party, imdb.revolution, imdb.injustice, imdb.black-history + 5 more, imdb.black-heroine, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.escape-from-prison, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.1-78-1
Production Companies: Fred Baker Film and Video Co.
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
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93 min
Feb. 15, 2008
Released
NR