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Heavens Fall

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In 1931 a New York defense lawyer (Timothy Hutton) comes to the aid of nine black men accused of raping two white women in the South.

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 04/19/2006
Heavens Fall tells its story with some interesting stylistic flourishes (a brisk montage of lawyers' closing arguments, for example) and without emotional manipulation. Go to Full Review
Erik Childress eFilmCritic.com 03/21/2006
2.5/4
There's little to applaud and only a base "what a shame" kind of anger. All in all, Heavens Fall is an introduction to history; a prologue whose past should be better explored. Go to Full Review
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Peter Pietro P 08/09/2024 Great movie showing both sides of America. Not much has changed since then. See more @MilloTPue 12/05/2021 One hard and real story in the Deep South. See more 11/23/2021 Aquele filmes de injustiça raciais que temos a certeza que independente do desfecho vai doer a alma e machucar o coração, mas que é necessário, um parte suja da história que nunca deve ser apaga, sempre lembrada, jamais esquecida, para que nunca mais a repitamos… Lindo filme, revoltante e necessário… Muito bom... See more 04/20/2015 This was a good film. I always appreciate films that attempt to depict racism in America, and the power of hate. I also liked that this shows that for as long has there has been prejudice and racism, there have always been people who stood up for what is right. Worth seeing. See more 01/06/2015 Perhaps too contrived and preachy but this story of one the trials of.The ScottsboroBoys makes the audience long for justice. See more 08/04/2014 The only downside to this movie is that it does not at all focus on the victims of the trial -- but the portrayal of the defense, the trial, the evidence, in Decatur, AL, 1933 is really well done. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1931 a New York defense lawyer (Timothy Hutton) comes to the aid of nine black men accused of raping two white women in the South.
Director
Terry Green
Producer
Gloria Everett, Wade W. Danielson
Screenwriter
Terry Green
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Elements|Some Dialogue)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 6, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m