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13th

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

Release Date: October 07, 2016

Genres: Crime, Documentary, History

Director: Ava DuVernay

Writers: Spencer Averick

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: TV-MA

Production: Forward Movement, Kandoo Films, Netflix

Country: United States

Language: English

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