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"In December 2005 Toño Zuniga was picked up off the street in Mexico City, Mexico, and sentenced to 20 years for a murder he knew nothing about. A friend of Toño's contacted two young lawyers, Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete, who gained prominence in Mexico when they helped bring abou...

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Corporate Authors: Abogados con Cámara (Organization), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Icarus Films
Other Authors: Hernández, Roberto (Hernández Ruiz), Smith, Geoffrey (Film director), Negrete, Layda, Sosa, Martha, Ibarra, Yissel, Zúñiga, Antonio
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Icarus Films, [2010]
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > Mexico > Case studies.
Judicial error > Mexico > Case studies.
Guilt (Law) > Mexico > Case studies.
Trials (Murder) > Mexico > Case studies.
Zúñiga, Antonio.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"In December 2005 Toño Zuniga was picked up off the street in Mexico City, Mexico, and sentenced to 20 years for a murder he knew nothing about. A friend of Toño's contacted two young lawyers, Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete, who gained prominence in Mexico when they helped bring about the release of another innocent man from prison. Looking into Toño's case, Roberto and Layda managed to get a retrial--on camera--and enlisted the help of filmmaker Geoffrey Smith to chronicle the saga. Shot over three years with unprecedented access to the Mexican courts and prisons, this dramatic story is a searing indictment of a justice system that presumes guilt"--Container.
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary in 2009.
Broadcast in United States as an episode of television program P.O.V.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound,. color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video; region 1; NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematography, John Grillo, Amir Galván, Damián Sánchez, Lorenzo Hagerman ; editors, Felipe Gómez, Roberto Hernández ; music, Camilo Froideval, Raúl Vizzi, Toy Hernández.