
A gripping, emotionally charged film that follows wrongfully convicted men freed by DNA evidence after decades in prison as they struggle to transition back into society.... (Full plot summary below)
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A gripping, emotionally charged film that follows wrongfully convicted men freed by DNA evidence after decades in prison as they struggle to transition back into society.
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| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergDo you love the death penality and hate lawyers? Then don't miss this movie. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn extraordinary documentary about injustices rectified and innocent men set free after years in prison. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaAn advertorial rather than a solid piece of investigative journalism. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceThis is no-frills filmmaking and may be a little talky, but it's also very well-made, powerful stuff, and it should be seen by anyone who has questions about the American justice system. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloPowerful docu on post-prison lives of falsely accused. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenCalm, deliberate and devastating, Jessica Sanders's documentary After Innocence confirms many of the worst fears about weaknesses in the American criminal-justice system. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsThough Jessica Sanders' rambling documentary about the damaged lives of wrongfully imprisoned men would have made a better subject for an hour-long "Dateline" special, it's still a powerful indictment of a judicial system too anxious to close cases, and then close ranks when someone tries to reopen them. |
| Houston ChronicleBruce WestbrookAfter Innocence is a crusading documentary driven by DNA testing that's brought freedom for men who served years in prison for crimes they didn't commit. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonAfter Innocence is, without making it overly obvious, anti-death penalty on the grounds that a just society cannot afford to make any mistakes that we cannot attempt to rectify. |
| Denver PostMichael BoothEach lost face in the documentary is a burning reminder of the human toll when our justice system succumbs to its imperfections. |