Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison, only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Assata ShakurSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Kathleen CleaverSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| PPat DempseyJames Harper | James Harper |
 Charles EverettJustin | Justin |
 Will BlagroveFBI agent | FBI agent |
| CChar SidneyAssata as young woman | Assata as young woman |
 Robert SciglimpagliaNot listed | Not listed |
| BBryant PearsonNot listed | Not listed |
| LLila DupreeNot listed | Not listed |