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Capturing The Friedmans

2003, Movie, NR, 107 mins

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS
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First-time feature filmmaker Andrew Jarecki intended to make a lighthearted documentary about children's party clowns. But after poking into the family history of one of his subjects, he found he had the makings of a very different story on his hands, a story of pedophilia, child pornography and terrible accusations of sexual abuse. Winner of the 2003 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary, this harrowing film chronicles the arrest of Arnold Friedman and his son Jesse and the subsequent downfall of their family. Read the complete review for Capturing The Friedmans
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One of the most talked-about films of 2003, the Academy Award nominee Capturing the Friedmans landed on more than 150 top ten film critics' lists last year and won a host of major awards, including the 2003 Sundance Grand Jury Prize. With a predilection for hamming it up in front of home-movie cameras, the Friedmans were a seemingly normal middle-class family living in the affluent New York suburb of Great Neck. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers at home for a quiet holiday dinner, their front door explodes, splintered by a police battering ram. Officers rush into the house, accusing Arnold Friedman and his youngest son Jesse of hundreds of shocking crimes. Capturing the Friedmans follows their story from the public's perspective and through unique home-movie footage of the family in crisis, shot inside the Friedman house. Sullied by scandal, vilified by the media and haunted by damning secrets from the past, the family begins to disintegrate, raising provocative questions about
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Length: 02:18
Posted: 7/23/2009
Every family has secrets. This riveting, award-winning doc brings one family's basement betrayal to the surface.
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Posted: 2/28/2009
Capturing The Friedmans movie trailer - starring Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Howard Friedman. Directed by Andrew Jarecki. Genre: Documentary Rating: Not Rated
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Length: 02:07
Posted: 3/17/2008
The trailer for documentary film 'Capturing the Friedmans' alludes to a shocking crime committed by a member of a seemingly typical upper-middle-class Jewish family. Narration by David Friedman and others.
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Posted: 12/19/2009
Year: 2003
Rated NR

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Cast
Arnold Friedman: Father
Elaine Friedman: Mother
David Friedman: Eldest Son
Seth Friedman: Middle Son
Jesse Friedman: Youngest Son
Howard Friedman: Arnold's brother

 

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