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Attica (2021 film)
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Attica is a 2021 American documentary film by Stanley Nelson[2] and Traci Curry.[3]
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021, and premiered on Showtime on October 29, 2021. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
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Summary
The film is a 50-year look back[4] at the 1971 Attica uprising through interviews with the mostly black and Latino inmates who were there.[5][6][7][8]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 48 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.40/10. The website's consensus reads: "Attica revisits the titular riot with intelligence, compassion, and anger, presenting a version of events that honors history as much as it exemplifies the art of documentary filmmaking."[9][10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]
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