The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Title | West of Memphis |
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Year | 2012 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America, New Zealand |
Studio | Disarming Films, WingNut Films |
Cast | Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr., Jason Baldwin, Pam Hobbs, Steve Jones, John Fogleman |
Crew | Peter Jackson (Producer), Ken Kamins (Executive Producer), Amy J. Berg (Director), Fran Walsh (Producer), Lorri Davis (Producer), Damien Echols (Producer) |
Keyword | release from prison, arkansas, trial, murder, wrongful conviction, woman director, miscarriage of justice, 1990s, satanic panic, death row inmate, west memphis three |
Release | Nov 22, 2012 |
Runtime | 150 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.37 / 10 by 143 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 318,317 |
Language | English |