Synopsis
Imagine being picked up off the street, told you have committed a murder you know nothing about and then finding yourself sentenced to 20 years in jail. In December 2005 this happened to Toño Zúñiga in Mexico City and, like thousands of other innocent people, he was wrongfully imprisoned. The award-winning Presumed Guilty is the story of two young lawyers and their struggle to free Zúñiga. With no background in film, Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete set about recording the injustices they were witnessing, enlisting acclaimed director Geoffrey Smith (The English Surgeon, POV 2009) to tell this dramatic story. Winner, 2011 News & Documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding Investigative Journalism–Long Form. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting.
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Film Information
Presumed Guilty (60 min.)
Premiere Date: July 27, 2010
Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 23, 2012
Streaming Dates: Expired
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Filmmakers: Roberto Hernández, Layda Negrete, Geoffrey Smith Bio | Interview
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet
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July 27, 2010
Critical Acclaim
A nightmarish journey into Mexico's legal system that seems lifted from the pages of Franz Kafka...”
— Wall Street Journal
A compelling human story of righteous indignation, heroism, and international importance...”
— Variety
Escenas del infierno de un sistema donde el peso de la justicia no radica en la investigación…Sin embargo, el ojo de la cámara puede modificar el curso de la historia que registra...”
— Mexico City Reforma
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