

13th
2016-10-07 · 100 min · ★ 7.8
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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- Directors
- Ava DuVernay
- Production companies
- Kandoo Films, MakeMake
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jelani CobbSelf
Angela DavisSelf
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
Michelle AlexanderSelf
Cory BookerSelf - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
Marie GottschalkSelf
Van JonesSelf
Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Jimmy CarterSelf (archive footage)
George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
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