Life with Murder (2009)

Directed by

John Kastner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple struggles to cope after their son is convicted of murdering their daughter. The film focuses on their grief and the complicated aftermath.

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What happens

Life with Murder is a 2010 Canadian documentary film, directed by John Kastner. The film profiles Brian and Leslie Jenkins, a couple in Chatham, Ontario Canada who are struggling to cope and heal after their son Mason was convicted of murdering their daughter Jennifer. The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on May 1, 2010, and was distributed primarily as a television film which aired on CTV Television Network on August 31, 2010. The film won the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program at the 26th Gemini Awards, and the International Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 39th International Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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