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Scenes of a Crime (2011)

Scenes of a Crime poster
Directed by
Blue Hadaegh, Grover Babcock
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the interrogation of Adrian P. Thomas by Troy, New York police. It shows how the questioning led to a disputed confession and a murder trial.

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What happens

Scenes of a Crime is a documentary film that focuses on the case of Adrian P. Thomas who was the subject of nearly 10 hours of interrogation by Troy, New York police, culminating in a controversial confession and high profile murder trial. The film won multiple festival awards, a Gotham Award for "Best Film Not Playing At Theater Near You," played theatrically and was broadcast nationally. Reviews of the film were highly favorable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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