Witch Hunt (2008)

Directed by

Don Hardy Jr., Dana Nachman

Genre

documentary, crime

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on a district attorney in Bakersfield, California who convicted many innocent working class parents, sending them to prison for years before they were cleared. It shows how the lack of oversight can threaten civil rights.

infuriatingsoberinginvestigativemethodicaloutrageddisturbingfact-heavyunsettling

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