Summary
A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate. They tried and succeeded in catching America’s attention.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 79GoodWatch 76
Audience score84%
IMDb7.4
Reach
Streams in 81 countries
+71Released
1968
December 1, 1968
58 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Agnès Varda Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Camera · 1
- David Myers Director of Photography
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