About the film
Assata aka Joanne Chesimard
Release Date: February 15, 2008
| Year | : | 2008 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Fred Baker Film and Video Co. |
| Director | : | Fred Baker |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Fred Baker |
Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's 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.
Main Actors
Assata Shakur
Character : Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Character : Self (archive footage)
Patrick Dempsey
Character : James Harper
Charles Everett
Character : Justin
Will Blagrove
Character : FBI agent
Char Sidney
Character : Assata as young woman
Robert Sciglimpaglia
Character :
Bryant Pearson
Character :
Lila Dupree
Character :
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