Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 15th, 2008
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Fred Baker Film and Video Co
Cast & Crew
P
Pat Dempsey
as James Harper
Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
DirectorFred Baker
Plot
Through dramatic recreation archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews director Fred Bakers docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur In 1977 Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba
