Long Shot (2017)

Long Shot (2017)

7.4

Movie

United States of America
English
Crime, Documentary
2017
JACOB LAMENDOLA
Jacob LaMendola, Juan Catalan, Juan Rodríguez
41 min

What it's about

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.

The take

A 40 minute, often jaw-dropping movie about an innocent man accused of killing a teenage girl and the attempt to clear him from the murder. The man in question is Juan Catalan, a young father of two who had had a fair share of interactions with the law. His brother had recently been convicted for another murder case, and the witness to his brother's trial was the girl that Juan Catalan would be accused of killing. The fight to prove that he is innocent goes through different phases, one of which amazingly includes Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry David himself. It's a crazy story told in a very straightforward manner. Don't expect the impact of Making a Murder or anything like that - but if you're in it for the story, you will not be disappointed.

Comments

More people should know about this movie. It doesn’t try to teach anybody any lessons or be one of those insightful documentaries. It just tells a story.

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