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13th

Nan

1h 40m

2016

7.886 /10 (759)

From slave to criminal with one amendment.

Overview

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

Country : United States of America

Genre : Documentary

Languages : English

Released Date: 2016-10-07

Cast : Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Marie Gottschalk

Director : Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Kira Kelly, Hans Charles, Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick

Top Billed Cast

Jelani Cobb

Self

Angela Davis

Self

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Michelle Alexander

Self

Cory Booker

Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey

Marie Gottschalk

Self

Michael Hough

Self

Gina Clayton

Self

David Keene

Self

James Kilgore

Self

Bryan Stevenson

Self

Nicholas Turner

Self

John Hagan

Self

Van Jones

Self

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

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