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13th
Digital release poster
Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Written by	Ava DuVernay Spencer Averick
Produced by	Howard Barish Ava DuVernay Spencer Averick
Cinematography	Hans Charles Kira Kelly
Edited by	Spencer Averick
Music by	Jason Moran
Production company	Kandoo Films
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) (NYFF) October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) (Worldwide)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Spanish and Hebrew

13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. Centered on race in the United States criminal justice system, the film is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed slavery (unless as punishment for a crime). DuVernay's documentary argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated through mass incarceration.

13th has garnered acclaim from film critics.

Production

The full Thirteenth Amendment reads as follows: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Filmed in secrecy, 13th was only revealed after it was announced as the opening film for the 2016 New York Film Festival.

Release

It was released on October 7, 2016 on Netflix.

Reception

13th currently holds a 90/100 on Metacritic based on 23 critic reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim.' On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 97% 'Certified Fresh' rating based on 58 critic reviews with the critical consensus "13th strikes at the heart of America's tangled racial history, offering observations as incendiary as they are calmly controlled."

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film four stars and named it one of the best films of 2016. It was the highest-ranking documentary on his year-end list.

Accolades

See also

• Mass incarceration
• Prison-industrial complex
• Slavery in the United States
• Southern Strategy

References

1. Cox, Gordon. "2016 New York Film Festival to Open With Ava DuVernay Documentary 'The 13th'". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. Lockett, Dee. "Ava DuVernay's The 13th Will Be the First Documentary to Ever Open the New York Film Festival". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
3. "13TH Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
4. "13th (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

External links

• 13th at IMDb
• 13th at Rotten Tomatoes
• 13th at Metacritic
• 13th on Facebook

• 2016 films
• English-language films
• 2010s documentary films
• American documentary films
• Films directed by Ava DuVernay
• American films
• Criminal justice reform in the United States
• Netflix original films
• Documentary films about law in the United States
• Documentary films about race and ethnicity in the United States