13th (2016)

The film begins with the idea that 25 percent of the people in the world who are incarcerated are incarcerated in the U.S. Although the U.S. has just 5% of the world's population. "13th" charts the explosive growth in America's prison population; in 1970, there were about 200,000 prisoners; today, the prison population is more than 2 million. The documentary touches on chattel slavery; D. W. Griffith's film "The Birth of a Nation"; Emmett Till; the civil rights movement; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Richard M. Nixon; and Ronald Reagan's declaration of the war on drugs and much more.

year:2016

actor:Melina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory Booker

director:Ava DuVernay

writer:Spencer AverickAva DuVernay

genre:DocumentaryCrimeHistory

country:USA

language:English

Duration:1h 40min

Release:7 October 2016

IMDb:8.2