Criminal Justice
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Criminal Justice |
| Original title | Criminal Justice |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andy Wolk |
| script | Andy Wolk |
| production | Michael Nozik |
| music | Elliot Goldenthal |
| camera | Steven Fierberg |
| cut | Katherine Wenning |
| occupation | |
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Criminal Justice is an American drama from 1990 . Directed by Andy Wolk , who also wrote the screenplay.
action
Denise Moore is robbed one day, with permanent cuts on her face. She files a complaint at a police station and believes that she recognizes the culprit in the convicted Jessie Williams. Although Williams protests his innocence, he is charged.
The prosecutor focuses on winning the case and ignores inconsistencies. From the start, Williams' attorney advised his client to get a deal with the prosecutor that would result in no trial and a significantly lighter sentence for Williams. The defense attorney makes it clear to Williams that whether he is truly guilty or not, the trial can end in conviction for him, as the victim thinks he recognizes him and his mother is not credible as a witness to an alibi. According to an offer from the prosecutor, which Williams accepts, Williams is imprisoned for three and a half to seven years after he pleads guilty - otherwise he faces twelve years in prison.
Reviews
The Rotten Tomatoes editors wrote that the "powerful drama" argues that the US courts are too overloaded with cases to bring about justice in each individual case.
Cinema magazine wrote that Andy Wolk showed "the downside of justice in his gripping court drama . " He tries "with almost documentary ambition to do justice to all positions" .
The lexicon of international film said: Not a classic drama about guilt and innocence, but a semi-documentary film which, on the occasion of an everyday incident, raises the question of the extent to which jurisdiction is only determined by the constant agreements between legal professionals. A sober and sobering inventory, not particularly exciting, but played excellently.
Awards
The film was in 1992 for the price Artios the Casting Society of America nominated.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Pittsburgh . It was first published in the United States on September 8, 1990.
Web links
- Criminal Justice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Criminal Justice at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com, accessed on February 22, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cinema, accessed January 14, 2008
- ^ Criminal Justice. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Locations for Criminal Justice, accessed January 14, 2008
- ^ Opening dates for Criminal Justice, accessed January 14, 2008
