Airdate: Attica
In 1971 Attica became the stage for one of the largest and deadliest U.S. prison riots ever.
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On Monday Paramount+ screens 2022 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature Attica on 1971 prison riots …. but underneath it too was entrenched racism.
During the summer of 1971, tensions between mostly inmates of colour and white guards at the Attica Correctional Facility are at an all-time high. On the morning of September 9, it all comes to a head as Attica becomes the stage for one of the largest and deadliest U.S. prison riots ever.
Streaming exclusively on Paramount+ from Monday, 7 March, 2022 Academy Award® nominee for Best Documentary Feature Attica, expands on the narrative with information from survivors, observers, and expert government officials who lived to tell their story.
The violent five-day standoff gripped America then, and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.
Monday, 7 March on Paramount+.
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