Crime After Crime

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Crime After Crime

2011

1h 35m

Documentary

Biography

Crime

Drama

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91%

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34 Reviews

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Attorneys Nadia Costa and Joshua Safran struggle to obtain justice for Deborah Peagler, a battered woman who was jailed after gang members killed her abusive boyfriend.

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

06/25/2015

Harrowing, moving and inspiring.

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David Elliott

San Diego Reader

06/25/2015

3/4

Despite its plodding tactics, the movie is an alarming witness.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

09/16/2011

3/5

On technical merits, Crime After Crime isn't a great film. But the story it chronicles is important, and its emotional impact is undeniable.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/05/2020

3.5/4.0

Shot over the course of five years by Yoav Potash, takes us from the beginning.

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B. Ruby Rich

Film Quarterly

02/28/2020

The documentary and the case became entangled in fascinating ways and suggest that filmmakers may have more power than they usually think they do.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

03/17/2018

3/5

...Peagler's story is one of many and this powerful documentary manages to inject fear into the spectator, knowing that it could also be their story. [Full review in Spanish]

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Gina W

@RT47387387 10/13/2016

Documentary about a woman jailed because she killed her abuser and the legal team that helped win her freedom.

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09/14/2015

All things work together for good... Not in vain, Deborah. Your story will live in... The Lord sees all and will deal with those...she knew that. Awesome and inspiring.

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06/03/2015

the story is so powerful, moving and important, any criticism of its' style is erroneous. The minimalist approach allows the audience to focus entirely on the content - which is what I watch documentaries for in the first place.

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10/12/2014

It's really disheartening that so many people are in jail because they had to protect themselves from serious abuse. This is one woman's story of serving her time for a murder she was involved in (i.e.,the murder of her abuser), and then an attempt to get her out of a life sentence she didn't deserve. The best part is actually that Steve Cooley, the attorney general who knew of her abuse and kept her in jail anyway, was not re-elected.

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06/26/2014

An incredible story. Breathtaking, suspenseful, emotionally intense, and somehow simultaneously inspiring and disturbing. My hat is off to the filmmaker and the people in this film.

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02/05/2014

shows how flawed our whole justice system is- glad she ws able to have her freedom!

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Synopsis

Attorneys Nadia Costa and Joshua Safran struggle to obtain justice for Deborah Peagler, a battered woman who was jailed after gang members killed her abusive boyfriend.

Director: Yoav Potash
Producer: Yoav Potash
Screenwriter: Yoav Potash
Distributor: Independent Films
Production Co: Life Sentence Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.1K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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