The Killing Yard

The Killing Yard

An act no one could forgive. And only one man could defend. The true story of the Attica Prison riot.

2001 · 110 min · ★ 6.2 · TV Movie, Drama

Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.

Directed by Euzhan Palcy · Written by Benita Garvin

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