There are few physical forces on this earth as powerful of that of a hurricane. It is therefore fitting that a movie, which carries its name, is as impacting and devastatingly effective as the meteorological event
Beginning on the night of June 17th 1966, several shots ring out from the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey, claiming the lives of two men and a woman. In the aftermath of the shooting, the police arrest two Negroes in a white car, based on eyewitness accounts of two men seen speeding away from the crime scene. The two men are Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the current number one contender for the middleweight boxing crown, and a young fan, John Artis, who are on their way home. An all-white jury later convicts Carter and Artis to three consecutive life sentences each.
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