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Black August

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

Black August Poster

Released: 2007-08-01

Runtime: 116 minutes

Overview

The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

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  • Drama

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Budget: $1500000

Revenue: $0

Popularity: 0.2876

Vote Average: 5.2 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

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IMDb: tt0383929