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Trial by Fire

2019 · 127 min

Crime, Drama

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

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Appeals to viewers drawn to fact-based courtroom dramas that confront flawed evidence, bureaucratic injustice, and the human cost of irreversible punishment.

Tone
bleak, tense, melancholic
Payoff
heartbreak, catharsis
Pacing
steady
Intensity
harrowing
Structure
linear
Themes
wrongful conviction, institutional failure, grief, capital punishment, truth
Setting
late twentieth-century, rural Texas homes, courtrooms, and death-row facilities

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