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Crime After Crime

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Attorneys Nadia Costa and Joshua Safran struggle to obtain justice for Deborah Peagler, a battered woman who was jailed after gang members killed her abusive boyfriend.
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Ann Hornaday Washington Post 06/25/2015
Harrowing, moving and inspiring. Go to Full Review
David Elliott San Diego Reader 06/25/2015
3/4
Despite its plodding tactics, the movie is an alarming witness. Go to Full Review
Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle 09/16/2011
3/5
On technical merits, Crime After Crime isn't a great film. But the story it chronicles is important, and its emotional impact is undeniable. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/05/2020
3.5/4.0
Shot over the course of five years by Yoav Potash, takes us from the beginning. Go to Full Review
B. Ruby Rich Film Quarterly 02/28/2020
The documentary and the case became entangled in fascinating ways and suggest that filmmakers may have more power than they usually think they do. Go to Full Review
Laura Hiros Rincón de cine 03/17/2018
3/5
...Peagler's story is one of many and this powerful documentary manages to inject fear into the spectator, knowing that it could also be their story. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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10/13/2016 Documentary about a woman jailed because she killed her abuser and the legal team that helped win her freedom. See more 09/14/2015 All things work together for good... Not in vain, Deborah. Your story will live in... The Lord sees all and will deal with those...she knew that. Awesome and inspiring. See more 06/03/2015 the story is so powerful, moving and important, any criticism of its' style is erroneous. The minimalist approach allows the audience to focus entirely on the content - which is what I watch documentaries for in the first place. See more 10/12/2014 It's really disheartening that so many people are in jail because they had to protect themselves from serious abuse. This is one woman's story of serving her time for a murder she was involved in (i.e.,the murder of her abuser), and then an attempt to get her out of a life sentence she didn't deserve. The best part is actually that Steve Cooley, the attorney general who knew of her abuse and kept her in jail anyway, was not re-elected. See more 06/26/2014 An incredible story. Breathtaking, suspenseful, emotionally intense, and somehow simultaneously inspiring and disturbing. My hat is off to the filmmaker and the people in this film. See more 02/05/2014 shows how flawed our whole justice system is- glad she ws able to have her freedom! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Attorneys Nadia Costa and Joshua Safran struggle to obtain justice for Deborah Peagler, a battered woman who was jailed after gang members killed her abusive boyfriend.
Director
Yoav Potash
Producer
Yoav Potash
Screenwriter
Yoav Potash
Distributor
Independent Films
Production Co
Life Sentence Films
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.1K
Runtime
1h 35m
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