Tuesday, November 19, 2013

West Memphis 3 story now a feature film

If you have watched any of the documentaries about the West Memphis 3 or have heard about the story than it's easy to imagine how such an insane story could make a great feature film.

Orginaly screened at the TIFF this year, now the trailer has been released.

The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth

 
Watch it here, the international trailer for Atom Egoyan’s West Memphis 3 movie “Devil’s Knot”

Based on Mara Leveritt’s true crime book “Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three,” story follows 3 teenagers accused of the brutal 1993 murder of three 8-year old boys in Arkansas. Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison, while Damien Echols was sentenced to death.  The film explores the lives of the deeply misunderstood outsiders, their families and communities, and their darkest fantasies.

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