Murder on a Sunday Morning
CrimeDocumentary
7.45/10
|FR
|fr
|111 min
Release Date: 2001-09-14
Overview - 2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Production Companies
HBOFrance 2 CinémaMaha ProductionsPROCIREPCNC
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
When a (white) woman walking through an hotel lobby is shot at point blank range, the fifteen year old (black) Brenton Butler is arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery. What now ensues is quite a telling example of an investigative process that comes across as one determined to expedite a result rather than get to the truth. Fortunately for Butler, he has a lawyer who is prepared to work...
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