Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
1996 · Movie · 150 min · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics
This documentary follows the investigation and trial that emerge after the murder of three children in a small Arkansas community. As suspicion falls on a group of teenage outsiders, the film examines grief, public fear, and whether the case against them is as solid as it seems.
Also known as Paradise Lost 1 - The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills · Paradise Lost The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-12-03
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (201 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to unsettling true-crime documentaries that question how guilt is decided, especially if Capturing the Friedmans or West of Memphis worked for you; Not for you if you want closure or an easy watch.
Pros: gripping real-life case; emotionally powerful interviews; thought-provoking justice questions | Cons: graphic subject matter; feels one-sided; very long runtime
Themes
- right and justice
- child murder
- arkansas
- miscarriage of justice
- satanic panic
- disrespectful
- dubious
- west memphis three
Cast & crew
Damien Echols
as Self
Jason Baldwin
as Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
as Self
Joe Berlinger
as Self (voice)
Bruce Sinofsky
as Self (voice)
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky