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American Animals
Why this pick
Layton again blurs testimony, reenactment and conflicting memory, turning a real crime into a nervy, psychologically slippery account rather than a straightforward reconstruction.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2012 1h 38m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An investigator sets out to unravel a mystery about a 13-year-old boy who vanished in Texas only to show up three years later in Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home, but it is not quite as it seems.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ken Appledorn
Vice Consul