The Hurricane (1999) (Movies To See Before You Die - Biographical)

This is one of those shocking movies, enlightening us about a real life story which is hard to believe, shattering all our beliefs of ‘Justice’ prevailing in this world. It’s about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American boxer who was wrongly accused and imprisoned for triple murder, resulting in a conviction of three natural life terms. His celebrity status was not able to help him out and neither was his autobiography written to prove his innocence, which was published to get read by people living their free lives in the outer world.

Fortunately Carter got some positive light in his dark cell when the book reached the hands of an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors who after going through it got convinced of Carter’s innocence and began making efforts for his release. However, in their sincere efforts towards this noble cause they all learned that the fight was actually against a whole system or establishment of Racial Discrimination which was not interested in serving the much deserved justice to such victims purposefully.