Kemba

Nov 18, 2023

1h 58m

★ 1.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

MPI Original Films

BET+

Kemba Trailers

Cast

Kemba Smith

Nesta Cooper

Gus Smith

Sean Patrick Thomas

Odessa Smith

Michelle Hurd

President Clinton

Cameron Dye

Newscaster

Andrea Laing

Khalif

Siddiq Saunderson

Michelle

Kelsey Scott

Matthew

Ethan McDowell

Jamal

Stephen Ruffin

Guard

Jon Levine

Lisa

Elvire Emanuelle

Elaine Jones

June Carryl

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