Plain Truth

TV Movie
2004
TV-PG
1h 30m

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Mariska Hargitay and Alison Pill in Plain Truth (2004)

An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.

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6.3/10

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- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Jodi Picoult, the author of Plain Truth, and her family were on the set of the movie as Amish extras.

Goofs
When the jury forewoman reads their verdict, she calls the case "The State of Pennsylvania v Katie Fitch." Pennsylvania is technically a commonwealth, and in an official capacity such as a trial, would be referred to as such.

Quotes
Reporter #2: Ms. Harrison, this is four out of four victories for you. How does it feel?
Ellie Harrison: Actually, it's five, but who's counting?

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7/10

Interesting movie

I liked the overall look of this film and also the work of the actors. Escpecially the main characters, Amish girl and her lawyer do a good job, I like the closeup shots of their eyes and faces, those are wonderful, to portray emotions and expressions in their eyes in such a way is really good. The problem of this movie is that it is trying to be a thriller and an psychological movie at the same time. It could have chosen one or the other, that would have made it more intense. I think a murder mystery thriller in the Amish environment would have been a mighty good idea. Or then full-time psychological drama, the clash of Amish world and regular Western world through personal drama of one person. At the moment this hoovering on the border of both genres makes the movie weaker. In spite of this, overall it was an interesting movie, and the actors did a really good job.