13TH

2016

1h 40m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

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13th strikes at the heart of America's tangled racial history, offering observations as incendiary as they are calmly controlled.

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CaDarius F

In my Intro Social Justice class, we watched the "13th." This movie was very emotional in a sense that I have experienced this or, saw these situations happen firsthand to others. Truthfully, I was extremely upset knowing the obstacles and limits we've been through. There is beauty in the struggle, and we are waking up and breaking these mental chains.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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darius b

In my social justice class at Philander Smith University we reviewed the film The 13th and my initial thoughts on the film are that there are several valuable lessons to be learned while watching the film. Several Lessons in the film that should be learned but are not talked about throughout educational systems. The several injustices against African Americans in the United States are thoroughly discussed and explained through historical facts and present-day news. The film is a great source of information for the youth.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Jojo P

We watched this movie in my Social Justice class at Philander Smith University, and the film was very enlightening film to watch. It showed the persisting issue going on in America's society in the minority groups especially. I would recommend that other classes and teachers watch this film to get insight into the problems still occurring in today's world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Justin D

I watched this movie in my social justice class at Philander Smith University and it was a very informative movie that dives into the experiences of African Americans in the United States. I learned a lot about how the different presidents made decisions that directly impacted minorities. They started to arrest African Americans for minor crimes, which stigmatize their community making them feel unwanted and disgraced. I also learned that there were important factors that made it easy for the African American and Hispanic communities to be arrested, such as the war on drugs. Overall, I enjoyed this movie, and I learned a lot about what African Americans had to go through, throughout history.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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A W

Absolutely eye opening

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01/04/24

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Leaburn O

Makes a strong case for judicial reform in the US but an incredibly biased one. Usual emotive background music dictating how you're meant to feel. It's decent but there's more to this topic that needs to be debated.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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Nell Minow

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This fierce and fearless documentary is so brilliantly constructed that its message is inspiring as well as infuriating.

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Thelma Adams

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Ava DuVernay's 13TH is essential viewing on the history of racism in America - and how the warehousing of black men in contemporary corporate prisons is rooted in the slavery of the past.

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Candice Frederick

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DuVernay underscores the blatant yet rarely discussed clause within the 13th amendment of the Constitution.

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Brett Michael Dykes

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DuVernay boldly explores how prisons and detention centers are making a profit off of free prison labor, most of it done by black men which begs the question, is slavery really dead?

Dec 29, 2021

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Jennifer Merin

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DuVernay brings to bear all of her cinematic and storytelling skills to wrap a thoroughly researched investigation into a most compelling documentary about the long lasting but little known effects of 13th Amendment.

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Dorothy Woodend

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Ferociously intelligent, rigorous and impassioned, DuVernay's film is a battle cry for democracy.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

Director: Ava DuVernay
Producer: Ben Cotner, Adam Del Deo, Lisa Nishimura, Jason Sterman
Screenwriter: Spencer Averick, Ava DuVernay
Production Co: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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