Fresh
Without a doubt a disconcertingly engrossing, difficult-to-shake experience.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Capturing the Friedmans
Who do you believe?
2003 · 1h 47m · Not Rated
Crime, Documentary
Directed by
Andrew Jarecki
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Capturing the Friedmans
Overview
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Disturbing, yet undeniably fascinating.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
It takes the concept of reality television and twists it into a shocking but poignant art form.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Watching this remarkable production is like going on safari to that creepy world. It's a fascinating place to visit, but you wouldn't, not for a minute, want to live there.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The MPAA doesn't have a rating for queasy-making and heartbreaking. If it did, then Capturing the Friedmans would carry an advisory.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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