Released Date:
2008-12-11
Languages:
English, French, German
Countries:
USA, UK
Runtime:
99 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (4039 Reviews)
Director:
Marina ZenovichJoe Bini
P.G. Morgan
Marina Zenovich
In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue. Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing. This film examines that year-long period, using archival footage of the media frenzy and of Polanski's life before the charges, clips from his films, and contemporary interviews with many of the principles - attorneys, the victim, and Polanski's friends and associates. Polanski remains enigmatic, but portraits emerge of the machinations of justice and of a judge more interested in his image than his word or the law.
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