The Staircase
Academy awardwinning documentary filmmaker,'' Jean-Xavier p Lestrade, gifts a courtroom thriller, offering a revealing and rare look in a murder trial. Back in 2001, author Michael Peterson had been arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body had been discovered lying on these home's stairway in a pool of blood. Expecting accessibility to dwelling, Peterson's lawyers and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras catch the defense team because it believes its options. "The sidewalk" is a look at contemporary American justice which includes more spins than an authorized best seller.
Released: 2005-04-04