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Devil's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime drama film directed by Atom Egoyan and adapted from Mara Leveritt's 2002 book of the same name. The film is about the true story of three murdered children and three teenagers, known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted of killing the three children during the Satanic ritual abuse panic.
A movie about the controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing three young boys as part of a Satanic ritual in 1993. Starring Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon and Alessandro Nivola, directed by Atom Egoyan.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Atom Egoyan
- 2014-03-12
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three is a 2002 true crime book by Mara Leveritt, about the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old children and the subsequent trials of three teenagers charged with and convicted of the crimes.
- Mara Leveritt
- 2002
Jan 25, 2023 · The West Memphis Three were three teenagers wrongfully convicted of the brutal murders of three 8-year-old boys in 1993. The case was marred by a Satanic Panic, a mishandled investigation, and controversial confessions.
- William J. Wright
Aug 1, 2022 · Devil's Knot is a 2013 movie based on a novel by Mara Leveritt, who also wrote a book on the true story of the West Memphis Three. The three teenagers were falsely convicted of killing three boys in 1993, but later exonerated after new evidence and confessions emerged.
Atom Egoyan directed a dramatized feature film of the case, titled Devil's Knot, released in U.S. theaters on May 9, 2014. The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.
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Oct 21, 2003 · Award-winning journalist Mara Leveritt’s The Devil’s Knot remains the most comprehensive, insightful reporting ever done on the investigation, trials, and convictions of three teenage boys who became known as the West Memphis Three.
