The State of Texas vs. Melissa (2021)

Directed by

Sabrina Van Tassel

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the case of Melissa Lucio, a Hispanic woman on death row in Texas. It follows her story and the questions surrounding her conviction for the death of her child.

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What happens

State of Texas vs. Melissa is a 2020 French-American documentary by Sabrina Van Tassel. The documentary follows the case of Melissa Lucio, a Texan woman who was the first woman of Hispanic descent in Texas to be sentenced to death. It was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, and won best documentary at the Raindance Film Festival. As of 2021, Lucio has been on death row for 13 years, having been convicted of the abuse and murder of one of her children. The rights were acquired by Hulu, for streaming in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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