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‘The Strike’ Review: Doc Chronicles a Battle to Halt Endless Solitary Confinement
JoeBill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey’s 'The Strike' is an involving chronicle of inmates’ struggle against a California prison’s severe treatment policies.
JoeBill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey ’s documentary, premiering at Hot Docs, provides a polished, informative overview of protests — both in and outside the prison — that eventually succeeded in changing abusive policies. But limited access and the film’s brisk, even slick tenor perversely make the grueling nature of solitary confinement (which some have considered a form of torture) a reality “The Strike” doesn’t render especially vivid. But Munoz and Guilkey’s emphasis is more on bucking the system, a process driven by the combined efforts of inmates, activists (including prisoners’ relatives), investigative journalists, and select politicians.
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