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After Innocence

2005 · 1h 35m · Unrated Crime, Documentary

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Overview

A moving account of the experiences of men exonerated after years, and sometimes decades, in prison following newly found DNA evidence.

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All reviews
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh

After Innocence is a crusading documentary driven by DNA testing that's brought freedom for men who served years in prison for crimes they didn't commit.

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh

Eye-opening.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh

After Innocence is, without making it overly obvious, anti-death penalty on the grounds that a just society cannot afford to make any mistakes that we cannot attempt to rectify.

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh

Informative (we learn, for example, that exonerees are generally given no follow-up assistance upon release, as parolees are) and deeply moving.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh

Each lost face in the documentary is a burning reminder of the human toll when our justice system succumbs to its imperfections.

Michael Booth, Denver Post

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