2019 · drama · crime
Trial by Fire
Directed by Edward Zwick2h 7m2019
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.
Our read: Trial by Fire (2019) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · crime entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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