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  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary With his execution just 48 hours away, Anthony Porter’s life was saved by a Northwestern University journalism class. Their re-investigation of the crime for which he was convicted—a double homicide in a Chicago park—led to the discovery of the real killer, Alstory Simon, whose confession exonerated Porter. If it all sounds too good to b...

Directed By: Shawn Rech, Brandon Kimber

Written By: Brandon Kimber

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m

A Murder in the Park

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary With his execution just 48 hours away, Anthony Porter’s life was saved by a Northwestern University journalism class. Their re-investigation of the crime for which he was convicted—a double homicide in a Chicago park—led to the discovery of the real killer, Alstory Simon, whose confession exonerated Porter. If it all sounds too good to b...

Directed By: Shawn Rech, Brandon Kimber

Written By: Brandon Kimber

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Jun 26, 2015
Besides being a riveting true-crime story, Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber’s A Murder in the Park is a film that makes a powerful case that some cherished liberal beliefs aren’t always congruent with the truth; in fact, sometimes they are the exact opposite.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 2, 2015
Whatever your feelings on capital punishment, A Murder in the Park has a gripping story to tell about, oddly enough, the corrosive effects of storytelling on the justice system when it gets the best of reasoned minds.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 23, 2015
Directors Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber piece the story together via fresh interviews, vintage footage, and too many iffy reenactments and close-ups of news stories. But the matter here transcends the artlessness.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 25, 2015
The filmmakers have skillfully laid out a complex and murky story of crime and justice that, more than 30 years on, continues to scandalize.
By Daniel M. Gold FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 24, 2015
The facts (including Protess’ eventual resignation) still make this a worthwhile examination of a narrative that actually may have been too good to be true.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 21, 2015
Its wholly complex and provocative social pleas slip too frequently into the seedy realm of journalistic exploitation.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 24, 2015
As a loaded summary of an important, disquieting chapter in Illinois legal history, A Murder In The Park gets the blood boiling, and suggests a justice system open to manipulation by bad actors.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Transition Studios, Whole Truth Films
Release Date Jun 26, 2015
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/a-murder-in-the-park
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