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13th

7.820161h 40mMovieDocumentary

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

DirectorAva DuVernay
WritersSpencer Averick·Ava DuVernay
ProducersAva DuVernay·Angus Wall

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Cast · Directed by Ava DuVernay

JCJelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb
Self
ADAngela Davis
Angela Davis
Self
HJHenry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
MAMichelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander
Self
CBCory Booker
Cory Booker
Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
MGMarie Gottschalk
Marie Gottschalk
Self
MH
Michael Hough
Self
GC
Gina Clayton
Self
DK
David Keene
Self
JK
James Kilgore
Self
BS
Bryan Stevenson
Self
NT
Nicholas Turner
Self

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