Movie

Kemba

2023 · 118 min

A sobering, heartfelt true-story drama that builds quiet tension as it follows a young woman's fight against a crushing sentence.

Overview: The film follows criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, a woman charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, race, power, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
race
power
survival
family
Places: prison
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild