The Trials of Darryl Hunt
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The Trials of Darryl Hunt

A battle for truth. The fight of a lifetime.

8.1 / 10 2007 1h 46mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a feature documentary about a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly convicted man, Darryl Hunt, who spent nearly twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Both a social justice story and a personally driven narrative, the film chronicles this capital case from 1984 through 2004. With exclusive footage from two decades, the film frames the judicial and emotional response to a chilling crime - and the implications that reverberate from Hunt's conviction - against a backdrop of class and racial bias in the South and in the American criminal justice system.

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ricki Stern's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Trials of Darryl Hunt is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker