Review of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) by David G — 24 Jan 2018

This Oscar nominated documentary is available on Amazon Prime!

This review of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) was written by David G on 24 January 2018.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail has generally received positive reviews.

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This doc, part of the superb PBS Frontline presentations, and directed by Steve James, gives us another infuriating example, at times, of…

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I want to go visit the bank next time I am in NYC…

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