2016 · documentary · crime
Amanda Knox
Directed by Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn1h 32m2016
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy.
Our read: Amanda Knox (2016) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded documentary · crime entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured documentary / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
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