Movie

Past Sins

2006 · 120 min

A steady, serious legal mystery that keeps you leaning in as buried secrets slowly surface.

Tagline: The truth will come out... if it kills her.
Overview: Donna Erickson, an overworked public defender, is in the middle of a tricky case — she's representing a woman suspected of committing a murder that happened years ago. Even though recent DNA evidence lays the blame on her client, this legal eagle has a gut feeling that her defendant is innocent. But the only way she can prove it is to go digging into the past of the accused. Your jaw will drop when you learn what she finds out!
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, mystery, guilt, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
mystery
guilt
betrayal
memory
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild