The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc LevinDirector
- Marc LevinWriter
- Mark BenjaminDirector
Cast
- Bill MoyersHost
- Tariq BarnesSelf
- Barry CampbellCast
- Hector CustodioCast
- Candie Hailey-MeansCast
- Robert HintonCast
- Kathy MorseCast
- Five Mualimm-AkCast
- Ismael NazarioCast
- Marcell NealCast
- Ralph NuñezCast
- Damian StapletonCast
Themes
new york citypolice brutalitysurvivaljailextortioninmategang violenceprison brutalityprison rapejailedsystemic corruptionrikers island