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The Battle for Justina Pelletier

2022 · 1 season

A sober, unsettling documentary that turns a family's medical nightmare into a wider argument about who gets to decide.

Created by
David Metzler
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
On which side does the truth lie?
Overview
Explore the story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl who entered a Boston hospital with a mysterious set of symptoms and quickly became a ward of the state, leaving her family in disbelief. The events that followed inspired an anonymous computer hacker to take matters into his own hands and sparked a debate about parental rights, medical child abuse and the gray areas in b

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Created by
David Metzler
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • power
    • justice
    • corruption
    • identity
    Places
    • hospital
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    David Metzler
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    Peacock
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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