Silent Partner

Silent Partner

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Director:Eric Branco
Actors:Roderick Lawrence, Susan Heyward, Eric Nielsen, Jeff Perry, Stephen Hill
Production:Black Man Films

Overview:

A Black attorney in New York is thrust into a stand-your-ground case by a senior partner. He is asked to defend a white woman who has murdered a Black teen.

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