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The Innocence Files

2020 · 1 season

A sober, methodical look at injustice that builds quiet outrage as it traces lives damaged by the system.

Created by
Alex Gibney, Roger Ross Williams
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Guilty until proven innocent.
Overview
The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

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Created by
Alex Gibney, Roger Ross Williams
Genres
Documentary
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    Themes
    • justice
    • crime
    • corruption
    • guilt
    • redemption
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
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    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Alex Gibney, Roger Ross Williams
    Written by
    Dallas Brennan Rexer
    Music
    Peter Nashel, Justin Melland
    Cinematography
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    Length
    1 seasons, 9 episodes
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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