| RATING | 7.3 / 10 |
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| GENRES | Documentary, Crime |
| YEAR | 2010s / 2011 |
| RUNTIME | 1h 35m |
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| LANGUAGE | English |
| COUNTRY | United States |
| The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice. |
