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West Of Memphis
2hr 27mins
Directed by: Amy Berg
The plot: In June 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr and Jason Baldwin were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The accused asserted their innocence but were found guilty and sentenced to death row or lifetime imprisonment. This documentary chronicles efforts to re-examine the evidence with the benefit of modern forensic science and overturn the convictions.
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what the others say
Total Film
"A superbly detailed account of a notorious miscarriage of justice and how it was gradually unravelled."
Little White Lies
"After your blood has stopped boiling, it's the quieter moments that stay with you. Now go see Paradise Lost."
Empire
"Prepare to be shocked, disturbed, awed... and, if you expected justice to prevail at last, ultimately devastated."
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