Black August
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.
Release Date
August 1, 2007Runtime
116 minRating
NRGenres
DramaDirected by
Samm StylesLanguage
EnglishBudget
$1,500,000Revenue
$0Status
Released
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