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Incendiary: The Willingham Case (2011)

Incendiary: The Willingham Case poster
Directed by
Steve Mims, Joe Bailey Jr.
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary examines the case of Cameron Todd Willingham who was executed for arson murder. It looks at the forensic evidence used in the trial and the legal battles that followed.

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What happens

Incendiary: The Willingham Case is a 2011 documentary film by Steve Mims and Joe Bailey, Jr. that explores the conviction and execution of Cameron Todd Willingham for arson murder. Equal parts murder mystery, forensic investigation and political drama, the film meticulously reviews the arson evidence used to convict Willingham, and immerses audiences in contemporary struggles over the case. Incendiary won the Louis Black Special Jury Award in its debut at the 2011 South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. It also screened in the Sterling US Feature Competition at the 2011 American Film Institute / Discovery Channel Silverdocs Festival. It was released in United States cinemas in fall 2011 to good reviews, in iTunes Movies in 2012, and continues to screen in U.S. theaters via Tugg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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