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  • Summary: HBO Films presents the true story of two men torn apart by a tortured family legacy -- and brought together by a notorious execution, as the eyes of the world looked on. (HBO Films)
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  1. Reviewed by: David Bianculli
    88
    As wide-ranging, and yet as sharply focused, as Mikal Gilmore's book.
  2. Reviewed by: Julie Salamon
    80
    The director, Agnieszka Holland, and the screenwriter, Frank Pugliese, have created a scenario that unflinchingly captures the feverish and desperate intensity of Mikal's quest.
  3. 80
    A small-screen aesthetic is evident in the abundant close-ups and tight framing, but Holland makes it work for her.

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