The Thin Blue Lie

In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns.

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Drama

Overview

Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.

Keywords

police brutality
journalism
police corruption
reporter
whistleblower
wrongful conviction
exposé

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 13, 2000
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Television Studios,Paramount Television,Helfgott-Turner Productions,Helfgott-Turner Productions, Paramount Television
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0223384