Trial by Fire

Year: 2019

Runtime: 127 min

Language: English

Director: Edward Zwick

BiographyDrama

This is the gripping true story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a death row inmate, and Elizabeth Gilbert, a Houston mother who forms an unexpected bond with him. As they work against all odds to investigate the circumstances of his conviction for a triple homicide, they expose flaws within the Texas justice system. Their fight for the truth reveals the challenges of proving innocence and the potential for profound injustice.

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