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SummaryBefore he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to Death Row, Mumia Abu-Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison and despite attempts to silence him, Mumia is not only still alive but continuing to report, educate, provoke and inspire. Stephen Vittoria's new feature documen... Read More

Directed By:Stephen Vittoria

Written By:Stephen Vittoria

Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary

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Metascore
11% Positive
1 Review
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
22% Negative
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May 9, 2013
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
More a deification than a documentary.
Aug 22, 2013
50
San Francisco Chronicle
More of a tribute than a hard-hitting piece of American filmmaking, which is too bad, because the subject - the imprisonment of ex-Black Panther figure Mumia Abu-Jamal - deserves a thorough, serious examination.
Jan 31, 2013
50
Variety
Stephen Vittoria's documentary about Mumia Abu-Jamal -- unrepentant commie cop-killer to some, political martyr to others -- makes no bones about its allegiance.
Jan 31, 2013
50
The New York Times
The samples of Mr. Abu-Jamal's writings aren't generous enough to establish whether his is a singular voice or just a prolific one, with Mr. Vittoria instead letting the film wander considerably.
Feb 28, 2013
40
Los Angeles Times
Mumia Abu-Jamal would be the perfect subject for an investigative documentary that explored his life and thought with a calm and even hand. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary is not that film.
Jan 29, 2013
38
Slant Magazine
Purports to tell the true story of the titular imprisoned, controversially outspoken death-penalty opponent, but eventually degenerates into an orgy of congratulation.
Jan 29, 2013
30
Village Voice
Oblique and thickly layered with rhetoric, this account does little to illuminate Mumia the man, but it sets Mumia the statue aglow.
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