魔鬼繩結(jié)Devil's Knot (2013)?

導(dǎo)演: 阿托姆·伊戈揚(yáng)
編劇: Paul Boardman / 斯科特·德瑞克森 / Mara Leveritt
主演: 柯林·菲爾斯 / 瑞茜·威瑟斯彭 / 戴恩·德哈恩 / 米瑞·伊諾絲 / 凱文·杜蘭
類型: 劇情 / 驚悚 / 傳記 / 犯罪
制片國家/地區(qū): 美國
語言: 英語
上映日期: 2013-09-08(多倫多電影節(jié))

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劇情簡介:

故事根據(jù)馬拉·萊維瑞特(Mara Leveritt)的同名小說改編,源自“西孟菲斯三人幫”的真實(shí)事件。即1993年美國阿肯色州一起駭人聽聞的謀殺案背后的故事:1993年5月5日晩,阿肯色州西孟菲斯一個小鎮(zhèn)的3名8歲男孩失蹤,3名“不良青年”小杰西·密斯凱利(Jessie Misskelley Jr.)、達(dá)米安·埃科爾斯(Damien Echols)以及賈森·鮑德溫(Jason Baldwin)被認(rèn)定為嫌疑犯,并被關(guān)押18年之久。2011年8月,在18年的牢獄生活后,“西孟菲斯三人幫”被釋放。瑞茜·威瑟斯彭在本片中出演一位受害者的母親,起初她堅信警方調(diào)查結(jié)果,而隨著案件的深入,她逐漸開始懷疑這一案件的公正性。而科林·費(fèi)斯在片中的角色是一位私家偵探,他是最初就站在被告一方的支持者,并且通過調(diào)查,列舉了很關(guān)鍵的證據(jù)。他一直免費(fèi)支援被告方,也因此在當(dāng)時遭受了各種謾罵。 ?

There have been four documentaries, good ones, about the case of the West Memphis Three: teenagers imprisoned for the murder of a trio of young boys in Arkansas in 1993. The men always protested their innocence and were, last year, freed under a complex legal compromise which meant they were still convicted felons, but their guilt was acknowledged as uncertain. So Atom Egoyan needed to bring something pretty special to the table to justify offering a dramatisation as well. Something that didn't feel cheap or manipulative, nor spend time simply recreating pre-existing footage. Something that wouldn't fail to further illuminate the terrible emotions provoked by the tragedy. Devil's Knot manages the full hat-trick. It does worse, even. It reduces a complex and extraordinary case to soap. It makes you care less, for all its heavy-breathing and cheapo coaxing.