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Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre
July 30 1974 (over 50 years ago)Rating
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- Directors: Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher, Howard Blatt
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 30 m
- Company: Pacific Street Film Projects, Inc.
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.