Capturing the Friedmans [videorecording] / HBO Documentary Films, Magnolia Pictures ; Hit The Ground Running ; a film by Andrew Jarecki ; producers, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling ; directed by Andrew Jarecki.
Jesse Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Howard Friedman, John McDermott, Frances Galasso, Joseph Onorato. Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Andrew Jarecki ; theatrical trailer. Disc 2: unseen home movies from inside the Friedman house ; Great Neck outraged ; new witnesses and evidence ; uncut footage of the prosecution's star witness ; Friedman family scrapbook and hidden audio tapes ; the original short film that led to the discovery of David Friedman's secret story ; Jesse's life today ; an altercation at the film's New York premiere ; the judge speaks out at the Great Neck premiere ; a special ROM section with key documents from the family and the case.
Contents:
Disc 1. "Capturing the Friedmans", audio commentary by Andrew Jarecki ; theatrical trailer. -- Disc 2: "Capturing the Friedmans, outside the frame" and special feature.
Summary:
The Friedman's seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally the truth.
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