A decade-long investigation unveils police corruption and a new murder charge for a recently exonerated man.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on Netflix.
No sex or nudity and some strong language, about what a TV-14 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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