Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

Directed by

Andrew Jarecki

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 364 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines a family torn apart by child molestation allegations against a father and son in the 1980s. It pieces together home videos and interviews to show the investigation and its impact on everyone involved.

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What happens

Capturing the Friedmans is a 2003 HBO documentary film directed by Andrew Jarecki. It focuses on the 1980s investigation of Arnold and Jesse Friedman for child molestation. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical acclaim as well as the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. The film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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