40 Years a Prisoner

40 Years a Prisoner 2020 Directed by Tommy Oliver

He will never be free until his family comes home.

A chronicle of the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. Through eyewitness accounts and archival footage of the escalating tension that resulted in the controversial confrontation between police and MOVE members, the film illuminates the story of a city grappling with racial tension and police brutality with alarming topicality and modern-day relevance.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Get Lifted Film Co. , Confluential Films

Release Date 17 September 2020

110 mins