The Alabama Solution (2025)
4.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
In 2019, filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Easterling Correctional Facility to film a religious revival meeting. During the visit, incarcerated men approached them off-camera with accounts of abuse and systemic failures within the prison system. This began a six-year investigation, during which incarcerated men used contraband cell phones to document conditions and communicate with the filmmakers. The documentary centers on the death of Steven Davis, an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by prison guards. The film follows Davis's mother, Sandy Ray, as she seeks answers about her son's death. The documentary also profiles incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, who co-founded the Free Alabama Movement and organized protests from within the prison system. The title refers to a phrase used by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, who insisted the state could address its prison problems without federal intervention. - Actors:
- Raoul Poole, Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, Sandy Ray, Brandon Davis, Hank Sherrod, James Sales, Quante Cockrell, Stacy George, Steve Marshall, Nikki, Catrice, Earnestine Council, Robert Earl Council Sr., Ciara Council, Jeffery Williams, Mark Bullock, Steven Davis, Jefferson Dunn, Roderick Gadson
- Directors:
- Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Producers:
- Andrew Helms, Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Writers:
- Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, Page Marsella
- Others:
- Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Aka:
- La solución al estilo de Alabama
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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