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Capturing the Friedmans

2003 · 107 min

A haunting, intimate plunge into a family's implosion, leaving you unsettled and questioning what really happened.

Directed by
Andrew Jarecki
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman
Tagline
Who do you believe?
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.

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Directed by
Andrew Jarecki
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • guilt
  • justice
  • memory
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Action0
Horror3
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Directed by
Andrew Jarecki
Starring
Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman, John McDermott, Frances Galasso, Anthony Sgueglia
Cinematography
Adolfo Doring
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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