Civil Brand (2002)

Directed by

Neema Barnette

Genre

drama film, prison film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Female inmates at a corrupt prison band together to resist abuse and seize control of the facility. They stand up to their oppressors in a violent uprising.

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What happens

Civil Brand is a 2002 women in prison thriller drama film written by Preston A. Whitmore II and Joyce Renee Lewis, and directed by Neema Barnette. It stars LisaRaye McCoy, N'Bushe Wright, Da Brat, Mos Def, and Monica Calhoun. The film is about a group of female inmates fighting back against their abusers and taking over Whitehead Correctional Institute, where they are incarcerated. At the American Black Film Festival, the film won awards for Best Film and Best Actor. It also won the Audience Award and Special Jury Prize at the Urbanworld Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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