魔鬼绳结Devil's Knot (2013) 

导演: 阿托姆·伊戈扬
编剧: Paul Boardman / 斯科特·德瑞克森 / Mara Leveritt
主演: 柯林·菲尔斯 / 瑞茜·威瑟斯彭 / 戴恩·德哈恩 / 米瑞·伊诺丝 / 凯文·杜兰
类型: 剧情 / 惊悚 / 传记 / 犯罪
制片国家/地区: 美国
语言: 英语
上映日期: 2013-09-08(多伦多电影节)

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故事根据马拉·莱维瑞特(Mara Leveritt)的同名小说改编,源自“西孟菲斯三人帮”的真实事件。即1993年美国阿肯色州一起骇人听闻的谋杀案背后的故事:1993年5月5日晩,阿肯色州西孟菲斯一個小鎮的3名8岁男孩失踪,3名“不良青年”小杰西·密斯凯利(Jessie Misskelley Jr.)、达米安·埃科尔斯(Damien Echols)以及贾森·鲍德温(Jason Baldwin)被认定为嫌疑犯,并被关押18年之久。2011年8月,在18年的牢狱生活后,“西孟菲斯三人帮”被释放。瑞茜·威瑟斯彭在本片中出演一位受害者的母亲,起初她坚信警方调查结果,而随着案件的深入,她逐渐开始怀疑这一案件的公正性。而科林·费斯在片中的角色是一位私家侦探,他是最初就站在被告一方的支持者,并且通过调查,列举了很关键的证据。他一直免费支援被告方,也因此在当时遭受了各种谩骂。  

There have been four documentaries, good ones, about the case of the West Memphis Three: teenagers imprisoned for the murder of a trio of young boys in Arkansas in 1993. The men always protested their innocence and were, last year, freed under a complex legal compromise which meant they were still convicted felons, but their guilt was acknowledged as uncertain. So Atom Egoyan needed to bring something pretty special to the table to justify offering a dramatisation as well. Something that didn't feel cheap or manipulative, nor spend time simply recreating pre-existing footage. Something that wouldn't fail to further illuminate the terrible emotions provoked by the tragedy. Devil's Knot manages the full hat-trick. It does worse, even. It reduces a complex and extraordinary case to soap. It makes you care less, for all its heavy-breathing and cheapo coaxing.