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Down a Dark Stairwell(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-06-11
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Time: 1h 27m
When justice isn't black and white.
Overview:
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
Languages: Mandarin, English.
Countries:
United States of America
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