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Plot. In 1993, in the working class, deeply religious community of West Memphis, Arkansas, three eight-year-old boys – Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore – go missing from their neighborhood. After an extensive search, their bound and beaten bodies are found the next day.
Mar 12, 2014 · A film directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth and Alessandro Nivola, depicting the controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing three children in a Satanic ritual in 1993. The film is based on the book by Mara Leveritt and features the real investigator Ron Lax and the families of the victims and the accused.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Atom Egoyan
- 2014-03-12
Aug 1, 2022 · Devil's Knot is a 2013 movie based on a novel by Mara Leveritt about the wrongful conviction of three teenagers for the murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The case gained media attention and support from celebrities and documentaries that exposed the flaws in the investigation and evidence.
Synopsis. On May 5, 1993, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven Branch went missing from their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas. The next day, their bodies were found in the woods near their homes with evidence showing they had been brutally beaten and savagely murdered.
- Mara Leveritt
- 432
- 2002
- 2002
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May 9, 2014 · A respectful, intelligent real-life drama about the effect of ghastly crimes on a community, and the role that hysteria, social stereotyping and religious bigotry played in it. The film covers familiar ground in a haphazard way, with Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth and young actors playing the key characters of the West Memphis three.
Devil's Knot. Three young boys playing in the nearby woods never come home for dinner. In the rush to find and convict the killers, police focus on a trio of teenagers suspected of devil worship. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, Devil's Knot is based on the true story of the West Memphis 3. 3,190 IMDb 6.1 1 h 54 min 2014.
Devil's Knot is a 2013 drama based on the true story of the West Memphis Three, three teenagers wrongfully convicted of murdering three boys. The film has a low rating from critics, who criticize its lack of originality and suspense, but a higher rating from audiences, who appreciate its cast and courtroom scenes.
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- Drama, Crime