Title: Betrayal at Attica
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Languages: English
Genres: Documentary,
Runtime: 1:24:00 Hour
Cast: Michael J. Hull
Directors: Michael J. Hull
Rating: 7.3 (170 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 100 %
Audiance Score: 85 %
Critics Consensus: Attica revisits the titular riot with intelligence, compassion, and anger, presenting a version of events that honors history as much as it exemplifies the art of documentary filmmaking.
Year: 2021
Summary: On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the stage for the worst aspects of modern policing. Radical lawyer Elizabeth Fink tells the story of the Attica prison rebellion, and how she exposed the cover up that went on for decades.