The Torture of Mothers (1980)

★ 6.8 · 15 votes

• Drama

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on protecting and clearing the names of their sons, several mothers bonded together to make their story known. This work emerges as a powerful close up of police brutality, and of power dynamics of 1960's Harlem.

Release date

January 1, 1980

Country of origin

Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)