Sentenced

Name: Sentenced
Director: Connor Martin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-10-13
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Stephen Curry

202269m

★ 6.0

Documentary

Too often, if a child is illiterate at the end of third grade, they will fall behind forever. By nine years old, many children are already SENTENCED to the cycles of poverty, prison, and addiction that have devastated generations before them. Our story begins with a heartbreaking look at adults who never learned to read and ends with the children who still have a chance.

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Watch Sentenced full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. Too often, if a child is illiterate at the end of third grade, they will fall behind forever. By nine years old, many children are already SENTENCED to the cycles of poverty, prison, and addiction that have devastated generations before them. Our story begins with a heartbreaking look at adults who never learned to read and ends with the children who still have a chance.

Cast

Stephen Curry

Narrator (voice)

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