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Murder on a Sunday Morning

2001-09-14 Crime 1hr 51m

2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

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2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

  • Released
    2001-09-14
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 51m
  • Genre
    Crime, Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.9
  • Production
    HBO, France 2 Cinéma, Maha Productions, PROCIREP, CNC

Crew

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Director
Denis Poncet
Producer
Keywords:
florida trial murder police corruption courtroom true crime murder trial racial injustice

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Cast

Ann Finnell

Ann Finnell
Herself
Patrick McGuinness

Patrick McGuinness
Himself
James Williams

James Williams
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Michael Glover

Michael Glover
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Dwayne Darnell

Dwayne Darnell
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Brenton Butler

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Reviews for Murder on a Sunday Morning
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-09-02

When a (white) woman walking through an hotel lobby is shot at point blank range, the fifteen year old (black) Brenton Butler is arraigned o... read more

When a (white) woman walking through an hotel lobby is shot at point blank range, the fifteen year old (black) Brenton Butler is arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery. What now ensues is quite a telling example of an investigative process that comes across as one determined to expedite a result rather than get to the truth. Fortunately for Butler, he has a lawyer who is prepared to work hard on isolating the various witness testimonies and illustrating the flaws and inconsistencies from a combination of statements ranging from the sloppy to the downright perverse by way of quite a few lies and violence en route. The documentary makers manage to immerse us in the detail of the process and also to engage us in genuine senses of apprehension for the youngster and disgust for one or two of the lazy, possibly bigoted, and incompetent police officers whose approach to this whole crime did no-one any justice at all - not the victim, the accused nor the judicial system that has to evaluate these contrary assertions. The documentary does adopt a very pro-defendant position and that doesn't always provide us with a balance. Not that there's much doubt as to the verdict, but for a fair part of the trial process which is extensively reflected here, the prosecuting attorney isn't mic'd up and so her objections or ad hoc comments are inaudible as his defender Patrick McGuinness goes on the offensive. As is often the case with documentaries like this, it's the closing textual slides that provoke the most visceral of responses and offer us food for future conversation, but even though this is probably half an hour longer than it needs to be, it's still a well put together analysis of the effectiveness of an independent justice system that supports the right of everyone to a trial by their peers.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

When a (white) woman walking through an hotel lobby is shot at point blank range, the fifteen year old (black) Brenton Butler is arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery. What now ensues is quite a telling example of an investigativ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-09-02

When a (white) woman walking through an hotel lobby is shot at point blank range, the fifteen year old (black) Brenton Butler is arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery. What now ensues is qu...

read more