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Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary

Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (239 ratings)

Before he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to die, Mumia Abu-Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison and despite attempts to silence him, Mumia is not only still alive but continuing to report, educate, provoke and… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Stephen Vittoria
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Feb 1, 2013 Limited
First Run Features

Critic Reviews

  • Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Director Stephen Vittoria lines up a roster of writers and educators, actors and activists, to sing Abu-Jamal's praise. And praise they do.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    A film that would let us decide the pros and cons of his life for ourselves would certainly be welcome.

  • John Hartl, Seattle Times

    "Mumia" gradually becomes a persuasive attempt to celebrate the content of his character, not the violence that apparently led to his imprisonment.

  • Ronnie Scheib, Variety

    Vittoria avoids discussing the crime for which Abu-Jamal spent 29 years in solitary confinement on death row, instead tracing the path of a brilliant journalist whose message cannot be silenced.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    The doc is unapologetically one-sided, and spends more time canonizing Abu-Jamal than exploring the murder and trial themselves.

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  • Walter M


    I remember hearing about the case of Mumia Abu Jamal, ne Wesley Cook, who was convicted of murdering a Philadelphia policeman in 1981, when I was in college but without any details at the time had no true sense who he is or what he is about. That was true until this illuminating, yet… More

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