In a classic documentary, we follow the extraordinary story about the journalist and Black Panther activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is imprisoned on death row in Philadelphia, USA. Since he was found guilty in 1981 of the murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner on questionable evidence, America has been divided. The right wing has expressed its undivided approval at the death sentence for "the cop killer", while Mumia has become a left-wing icon and a symbol of judicial insanity in the United States. "Long Distance Revolutionary" is a tribute to the man, who with his indomitable courage has never stopped fighting for his own - and everyone else's - freedom. The film is based on Mumia's enormous literary and journalistic talent, as we are given compelling and moving performances of his works by people such as Angela Davis and Cornel West. In this way, we are given the story of his life both by his closest, his colleagues and his many friends, but also by himself. It is a story about a strong man and activist, who never shies away from his principles - even after spending 30 years in a six square metres small cell. The aim is justice. Politics, philosophy and literature are the means.

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