Assata aka Joanne Chesimard 16 years old

Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison, only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba.

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Assata aka Joanne Chesimard Cast

Name	Character
Patrick Dempsey He was 42, now 58 years old	as James Harper
Will Blagrove He was 26, now 43 years old	as FBI agent
Kathleen Cleaver She was 62, now 79 years old

Assata aka Joanne Chesimard Crew

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