Trial by Fire (2018)

Directed by

Edward Zwick

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 276 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is convicted and sentenced to death for setting a fire that killed his three young children. Over years of appeals and legal fights, a woman develops a close bond with him and tries to save his life.

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What happens

Trial by Fire is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Edward Zwick. The story is based upon David Grann's article "Trial by Fire" that appeared in The New Yorker in 2009 about case Willingham v. State of Texas. The film stars Jack O'Connell, Laura Dern, Emily Meade, Jeff Perry and Jade Pettyjohn. Trial by Fire had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was released on May 17, 2019, by Roadside Attractions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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