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  • 2021
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Attica

Summary Survivors, observers, and expert government officials recount the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. The violent five-day standoff between mostly Black and Latino inmates and law enforcement gripped America then, and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

Directed By: Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson

Written By: Stanley Nelson

  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Showtime Networks
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Showtime Networks
  • 1 h 56 m

Attica

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
87
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary Survivors, observers, and expert government officials recount the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. The violent five-day standoff between mostly Black and Latino inmates and law enforcement gripped America then, and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

Directed By: Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson

Written By: Stanley Nelson

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Arthur Harrison

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Carlos Roche

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Tyrone Larkins

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

George Che Nieves

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

David Brosig

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Daniel Sheppard

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Lawrence Akil Killebrew

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Joe Heath

Self - Lawyer

Dee Quinn Miller

Self - Daughter of Guard William Quinn

Lewis M. Steel

Self - Observer Committee

Alhajji Sharif

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Al Victory

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

John Johnson

Self - Reporter

Stewart Dan

Self - Reporter

Herman Schwartz

Self - Observer Committee

James Asbury

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Ann Valone

Self - Wife of Hostage Carl Valone

Maryann Valone

Self - Daughter of Hostage Carl Valone

Don Mitzel

Self - Son of Hostage Al Mitzel

Jaime Valone

Self - Son of Hostage Carl Valone

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
87
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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
11 Reviews
0% Mixed
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100
Oct 28, 2021
Attica is a jarring, engrossing, and enraging reminder of how those in power will lie, humiliate, kill and cover up to retain it, and the documentary is one of the year’s best.
By Roxana Hadadi FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 17, 2021
A harrowing piece of filmmaking, and a fitting, powerful remembrance of those who fought for their humanity.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW
91
Oct 26, 2021
What’s been forgotten is that the prisoners’ dramatic seizure of Attica was intended to give them a platform for their legitimate grievances—to get the tax-paying citizens to understand what exactly their money was buying. If nothing else, Nelson’s Attica gives these men another opportunity to raise their voices.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
88
Sep 11, 2021
The racial context is incisive; the retelling is tense, tight and chilling. These kinds of stories are emotionally wrenching to watch but can’t be told too often.
By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 15, 2022
The film is scrupulous about giving voices to men who, as prisoners, were denied them. If there is an overlap in some of the observations and insights that the former inmates bring to the film, they tend to be points which bear repeating.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 28, 2021
There is a fascination in hearing about the logistics of the riot and just how surreal events were for the prisoners.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 17, 2021
Nelson’s newest film ... may be his most important yet. ... That’s why it’s hard to criticize Nelson when there are gaps in his storytelling.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
6 Ratings
11% Mixed
1 Rating
22% Negative
2 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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67% Positive
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11% Mixed
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22% Negative
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Production Company Showtime Documentary Films, Firelight Films, Topic Studios
Release Date Oct 29, 2021
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website https://www.sho.com/titles/3472216/attica
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 3 Nominations
FOCAL International Awards
• 3 Nominations

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