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| Capturing the Friedmans | |||
February 6th, 2008 by
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The Friedmans are an upper middle-class family living their inconspicuous lives. But their ordinary lives get questioned when father Arnold and son Jesse get arrested for the suspicion of molesting children. The community is sure they were doing more than just teaching little boys how to use spreadsheets in their computer class. | ||||||||
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If you are convinced your average documentary is manipulating you, Capturing the Friedmans should convince you otherwise. It's really only a documentation. And what really happened, that's up for you to decide. Neither side seems honest. And director Jarecki balances on the neutral line between both grounds, while perfectly grasping the controversy and essence.
Remarkable in this case, are the home movies the Friedmans made when all this happened. What follows, is an emotional document about a family that gets shattered. But did they all deserve it? | ||||||||
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