The story is quite sad. A 15-year-old African American boy was picked on a Sunday morning while walking to Blockbuster to pick up a job application. The police told him that he committed a murder, asked a 60 something man to identify him as his wifes murder [from a distance while he sat in a police car], then beat a confession out of him. The film is as much about being a defense attorney as it is about an innocent boy on trial.
Patrick McGuiness, the defense attorney, is the main character in the film. We follow him around as he puts his case together, then the trial proceedings, and interaction with the family. It is almost like a REAL Law & Order episode, very well edited, and worth a watch. I'm a documentary fan, so I'm a little biased, and this doesn't get a higher rating because I like to learn when watching documentaries. It wouldn't compete against the Oscar documentary winner from the last couple years, but it very good nonetheless.
Vote: 8/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307197/
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