Film

40 Years a Prisoner

2020 · 1h 50m · Documentary

He will never be free until his family comes home.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

73

A chronicle of the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. Through eyewitness accounts and archival footage of the escalating tension that resulted in the controversial confrontation between police and MOVE members, the film illuminates the story of a city grappling with racial tension and police brutality with alarming topicality and modern-day relevance.

• Tommy OliverEditor · Director of Photography · Director · Writer · Producer
• Shelby StoneExecutive Producer
• John Jennings BoydOriginal Music Composer

40 Years A Prisoner (2020): Official Trailer | HBO

Release date

September 17, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary