Assata Aka Joanne Chesimard
Details
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
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Cast & Crew
- Cast:Assata Shakur , Kathleen Cleaver , Pat Dempsey , Charles Everett , Will Blagrove , Char Sidney , Robert Sciglimpaglia , Bryant Pearson
- Director: Fred Baker
