IMDb plot summary: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Directed by Ava DuVernay.
The title of this film is a reference to the 13th amendment, which abolishes slavery except in the case of those convicted of crimes, and then looks at how this current legal slavery affects black communities. It's a sobering bit of education, tracing the system's history all the way from just after the Civil War through the civil rights movement, the war on drugs, the war on crime, and Black Lives Matter. While I'd learned a lot of this from various sources through the years, it's intense to see it laid out so clearly this way, with archival footage alongside historians and activists and politicians commenting on the effect these policies have had on minority communities. The film came out several years ago now but definitely carries further weight after the June 2020 protests, especially looking at the many examples of law enforcement escalating peaceful protests with violent tactics. This is definitely an important and concise look at something our country needs to take seriously.
How it entered my Flickchart:
13th > Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites
13th < Chronicle
13th > American Outlaws
13th > Mary Poppins Returns
13th > Dangerous Liaisons
13th < Re-Animator
13th < Nerve
13th > Husbands and Wives
13th > Forgetting Sarah Marshall
13th < Morgan
13th > Manhattan Murder Mystery
Final spot: #897 out of 3267, or 73%.
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