Common (2014)

Directed by

David Blair

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man is charged with murder under a controversial law that holds a group responsible for one person's actions. His family and lawyer fight to prove his innocence as the legal system puts pressure on them.

thoughtfulseriousfocusedprovocativerestrainedlegal-dramaethicalsober

What happens

Common is a 2014 BBC One 90-minute made-for-television drama, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by David Blair and starring Nico Mirallegro, Michelle Fairley and Michael Gambon. It seeks to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England and Wales's common purpose legal doctrine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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