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Original title: Gideon's Army
Year: 2012
Running time: 96 min.
Country: United States
Director: Dawn Porter
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Chris Hilleke
Producer: HBO Documentary Films, Motto Pictures, Trilogy Films
Genre: Documentary | Social Drama. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis: Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.

Awards: 2013: Sundance Film Festival: Best Editing - U.S. Documentary Competition

2013: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

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Critics' reviews

"Like the film itself, Dawn Porter's handful of devoted, charismatic attorneys do a righteous job of reminding people that the accused are innocent until proven guilty, and that the criminal justice system seems otherwise disposed"

John Anderson: Variety

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Gideon's Army

2012

Dawn Porter