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Strange Justice (1999)

Strange Justice poster
Directed by
Ernest Dickerson
Genre
drama fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film covers the controversial 1991 Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas. It focuses on the behind the scenes political battles and the accusations of sexual harassment against him by Anita Hill.

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What happens

Strange Justice is a 1999 American political drama television film directed by Ernest Dickerson, written by Jacob Epstein, and starring Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, and Paul Winfield. The film is based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson that covered the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. It aired on Showtime on August 29, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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