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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Documentary - 2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
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7.8
47%
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The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Director:
,
Stephen Vittoria
Cast:
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Giancarlo Esposito
,
Peter Coyote
,
Alice Walker
,
Ruby Dee
,
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
,
Cornel West
,
Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
1 Feb 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Vittoria avoids discussing the crime for which Abu-Jamal spent 29 years in solitary confinement on death row, instead tracing the path of a brilliant journalist whose message cannot be silenced.
– Ronnie Scheib,
Variety,
1 Feb 2013
fresh:
"Mumia" gradually becomes a persuasive attempt to celebrate the content of his character, not the violence that apparently led to his imprisonment.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
21 Feb 2013
rotten:
A film that would let us decide the pros and cons of his life for ourselves would certainly be welcome.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb 2013
fresh:
Director Stephen Vittoria lines up a roster of writers and educators, actors and activists, to sing Abu-Jamal's praise. And praise they do.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
3 May 2013
rotten:
More of a tribute than a hard-hitting piece of American filmmaking, which is too bad, because the subject - the imprisonment of ex-Black Panther figure Mumia Abu-Jamal - deserves a thorough, serious examination.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Aug 2013
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