Capturing the Friedmans

Overview

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 30, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Magnolia Pictures,HBO Documentary Films,Notorious Pictures

Cast

Abbey Boklan,Ron Georgalis,Judd Martin,Debbie Nathan,Lloyd Doppman,Jesse Friedman,Frances Galasso,David Friedman,Seth Friedman,Peter Panaroand 9 more

Director

Andrew Jarecki

Producer

Andrew Jarecki,Marc Smerling

Cinematography

Adolfo Doring

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$4,076,990

IMDb

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