Arnold Friedman, David Friedman, Elaine Friedman
The Friedmans are a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible cr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004
Stats: 507 reviews
Shocking documentary, filmed almost by mistake as Andrew Jarecki was doing a film about kids entertainers at the time. Don't watch alone as you will want someone to talk about it with straight after!
It?s dvd cover describes this documentary as ?thought provoking?. Even the most open minded of people are probably thinking ?why?? this seems like an open and shut case.
As the documentary unfolds, you realise just how complicated the case actually is, how the family appears ...( read more)
First-time filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, who was a cofounder of Moviefone (yes, that Moviefone), set out to make a documentary about the best clown in New York City, David Friedman. Slowly, however, Jarecki's interests began to divert when David brought up his family's past with grea...( read more)
Harrowing and thought provoking. Hard to review since I was left on the fence. A documentary about a possible child molester, that looks at both the family involved and the police/lawyers. Soooo well edited with old and new footage, and as honest as it can be, but still a gritty ...( read more)
another strange one. a Mocumentary that was somewhat enticing. possibly too long. about family disfuctions in new york. quite an upper-middle-class New York style film. very jewish. very OK.
Well done documentary that leaves you with as many questions as answers. I don't know how they were able to make this film without demonizing the principals. Home video footage makes the story.
Shattering documentary of a family on a path to hell. innocent or guilty? The film makes it impossible to decide.
Didn't finish. Didn't want to. I thought it was a little to sensationalized.
A devastating and tragic tale of one suburban family's meltdown as played out on the 6 o'clock news and in private home videos. full review
In some respects, Jarecki just scratches the surface of the material, and the film is often coy and withholding. Yet it's also riveting and so suggestive that you can't consume it passively: You have ... full review
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