Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 30 min
  • Premiere: 1974. July 30.

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.

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Directing

Howard Blatt

Director

Joel Sucher

Director