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Strong Island(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-01-23
64%
94 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Denmark,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
yanceville films
Movie: Strong Island
Top 7 Billed Cast
Yance Ford
Himself
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