Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre
MovieTitle | Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jul 30, 1974 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Steven Fischler , Joel Sucher , Howard Blatt |
Production country | US |
Production companies | Pacific Street Film Projects, Inc. |
Run time | 30 min. |
Examining the case of Martin Sostre, a black Puerto Rican bookstore owner in Buffalo, New York who was framed on drug possession charges in 1967 and sentenced to prison, this film shows how the American justice system can be abused for purposes of political repression.