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The Thin Blue Line
Why this pick
A rigorously constructed true-crime investigation that exposes how police assumptions, unreliable testimony, and institutional pressure can shape a wrongful conviction.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2001 1h 51m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On May 7, 2000, in the parking lot of the Ramada Inn in Jacksonville, Florida, 65-year-old Mary Ann Stephens is shot in the head before her husband's eyes. Ninety minutes later, 15-year-old Brenton Butler is arrested. For the investigators and the media it's just another messed-up youth, just another wasted life.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Patrick McGuinness
Himself
James Williams
Himself
Michael Glover
Himself