West of Memphis

2012
12
2 Std. 27 Min.

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7,9/10

11.157

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An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,9/10

11.157

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Nominiert für 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 Gewinn & 10 Nominierungen insgesamt

Self
(as Jessie Miskelly)

Michael Baden

Self - Former New York City Chief Medical Examiner
(as Dr. Michael Baden)

Holly Ballard

Self - Friend of Jason Baldwin

Jamie Clark Ballard

Self - Neighbor of Stevie Branch
(as Jamie Ballard)

Jennifer Bearden

Self - Childhood Friend of Damien and Jason

Patrick Benca

Self - Damien Echols' Attorney

Steve Braga

Self - Damien Echols' Attorney
(as Stephen Braga)

Karen Bruewer

Self

David Burnett

Self - Trial Judge
(as Judge David Burnett)

John Mark Byers

Self - Christopher Byers' Father
(as Mark Byers)

Michael Carson

Self - Foremer Cellmate of Jason Baldwin

Dennis Carter

Self - Defense Witness for Jessie Misskelley

The Chicks

Themselves
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(as Dixie Chicks)

Heather Crawford

Self - TV News Anchor
(Archivfilmmaterial)

Joyce Cureton

Self - Former Director of Juvenile Detention

Brent Davis

Self - Prosecutor

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Damien Wayne Echols: The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick if you wanna meet someone at a specific place in the universe to have tea or coffee. But that's all it is, a trick. There's no such thing as the past, it exists only in the memory. There's no such thing as the future, it exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate the only thing they would ever say is now.

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Written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Eddie Vedder
Published by Special Rider Music (SESAC)
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Another Great Documentary on the Subject

West of Memphis (2012)

**** (out of 4)

This here is basically the fourth documentary to take a look at the West Memphis Three case, which gained worldwide attention after the PARADISE LOST trilogy. Countless celebrities including Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins and Peter Jackson came to the three men's cause and they are also featured here.

So what this fourth film basically does is give you an overview of the case as well as new bits of information regarding who the killer might be. Let me start off by saying that this is a wonderfully entertaining film even though it is hard to watch at times since crime photos are shown in great detail. In fact, I will say that all four films on the subject were wonderful and certainly highly entertaining.

With that said, as they bring up in this movie, the case will always be controversial with some believing the three men are guilty and others believing that they were set up by some crooked cops. Some believe that the media attention got three killers off with murder while others believe that the media forced the state of Arkansas to set the guys free. Even at the end, the controversy continues as the three men admit to be guilty but take a loophole law to say they're also innocent.

I must admit that the PARADISE LOST series tried to place blame on one of the stepfather's but that person is shown as a great guy here. A new suspect is brought into play with evidence linking him to the crime but due to this loophole he will never be brought to trial. All four movies have demanded that the three men be released from prison and they have been. My question is now: what about the person who committed the crimes? What about the parents to the three murdered children? Is anything being done for them?