Deep down, we all want to know a little bit about the dark side of society. After all, real-life criminal psychology may be hidden in a neighbor, friend, or even spouse. Entering those worlds that have been subjected to crime is beautiful. What better way to gain a perspective on them through documentaries?
Warning: Some of the documentaries below include extremely graphic images of crimes and disturbing details.
Ten
dear zachary
With some heart-wrenching twists and turns, this documentary will keep you at the edge of your seat, but guaranteed a sleepless night if you let it end. A very touching film, Dear Zachary conceived by renowned documentary filmmaker Kurt Kuenne in which his best friend was killed by his girlfriend.
In the memory of his friend, Quen drove through North America to interview many people, and the late Dr. Andrew Bagby was moved during his short life. The film allows you to discover after an emotional roller coaster that Andrew Bagby-impregnated murderer died young. She finally gave birth to a boy Zachary's champion.
As Bagby's parents fight for custody of their children, they must communicate with the person they hate most — their son's murderer — who is free while awaiting trial. Here are the devastating consequences of a sadly wrong judicial system.
Nine
just, melvin: just evil
A truly difficult movie to watch, Melvin: Just, just tells a painful story of a family struggling to accept their legacy of terrible parents, pedophiles and murder suspect Melvin. Generation after generation of abuse and the inaction of mothers in the family are absolutely shocking. What is particularly heartbreaking is the mother's hint that a daughter with a physical and mental disability craves attention. My daughter sadly recalled: "If he put it in a quarter of my body, I would get a quarter of what I was paid." ”
The abuse of family members reflects their experience in a calm manner, which also extends to melvin's discussion of the murder of only a young nurse. The spectators are the flies and harassers on the wall, who claim to be in the position of innocent confrontation. The effect is enough to run down your spine shivering.
Eight
capturing the friedmans
The award–nominated film captures a seemingly normal middle-class family opening its first two members accused of child abuse. Their world began to unravel when the trap was caught by the teacher Arnold Friedman receiving child pornography.
After investigation, Arnold and his son Jesse were accused of molesting boys in computer classes taught in the basement of the home. A frenzied media attention followed by the release of Arnold and Jesse from trial.
The film, directed by Andrew Jarecki and including home footage, provides an interesting insight into the increasingly tense atmosphere at Friedman's house. Although Arnold eventually confessed to child abuse, his sons and relatives had a strange fierce allegiance to him and their mother with a shocking disdain, who could understand the struggle to come with the dissolution of her family. Is it a son who is legitimately or vehemently denied? You judge.
Seven
there’s something wrong with aunt diane
An eye-opening documentary that shows how much we can't cope with disaster, what's wrong with Aunt Diana tells the tragic story of a respectable suburban mother who collided head-on while driving on the wrong side of a highway in New York in 2009. In addition to Diane herself, the crash also resulted in the deaths of four children in her pickup truck and three adults in another car.
Toxicology reports show that Diana was affected by alcohol and marijuana at the time of the crash. Witnesses confirmed that she drove unsteadily for miles, vomited on the side of the road and then entered the toll road in the wrong direction.
However, Diana's family refuses to accept the fact that a beloved wife and mother can put her child in danger while drunk or driving from height. They disputed the toxicology report's findings and looked for a way to clean up her name — a search that continues to this day.
Six
the cheshire murders
This famous HBO documentary explores the senseless horrors of violence in the quiet suburbs of Cheshire after Connecticut. In 2007, two local crooks targeted families after theft followed them from a nearby grocery store. They returned home in the middle of the night to find that the money was lower than expected.
After suppressing the family, the intruder waited until the morning to drive the mother to the bank to withdraw $15,000. The family hopes the money will be released. What happened next, however, was an escalating whirlwind of torture, sexual assault and murder that left only one survivor.
Guilty of the worst, missed opportunities to save the family cops, and the struggle of society to find a record of quite sympathy off. The story is even more frightening, disturbing that crimes can happen anywhere.
Five
the central park five
Named by the New York Times as the fifth best documentary in 2012, the central park five will keep you out of the dreaded injustice of the legal system that america is outraged. In 1989, five African-American teenagers were mistakenly identified as suspects in the rape of a white woman in Central Park, quickly creating a media frenzy.
In the case of closure under public pressure, NYPD uses harsh interrogation tactics against frightened minors. Under extreme pressure, children point their fingers at each other, false statements are made on camera, and their fate is recorded in the media and in court, despite DNA and circumstantial evidence strongly suggesting their innocence.
The Central Park Five reveals racial injustice and the long road to atonement for those wrongly imprisoned by documenting the heartbreaking situations faced by five young, impoverished boys in the wrong place at the wrong time
Four
shenandoah
Entering Selangor, award-winning photographer David Turnley examines the interracial tensions in the small town of Shenandoah, where Pennsylvania is brutally murdered by a Mexican man in an abandoned playground.
What follows is an attempt to cover up the local police in a town that is absolutely isolated from the world and loves football. After the defeat, the town finds itself divided by those who believe the law must be on track with a man who supports the player's innocence and does not like anyone who believes in the law.
The film brings tensions to many parts of the United States living in small towns, where residents are enthusiastically loyal to tradition but face false hatred of new immigrant communities in times of economic hardship.
Three
the brandon teena story
Inspired by the critically acclaimed film Boy Doesn't Cry, the brandon teena story follows the life and death of Brandon Teena, born Tina Blanton, a creature young woman who chooses to live secretly in Waterfall City, Nebraska. Struggling to find his place in society, Brandon committed fraud checks and began a relationship with a local woman.
Brandon became popular among his peers until his sudden outing resulted in horrific violence and sexual abuse at the hands of his boyfriend. When crimes were reported to police, they seemed more interested in Brandon's sexuality than taking action to stop the deadly second attack.
The documentary features harsh interviews with Brandon's friends, family, girlfriends, and murderers. It will immerse you in the shock of the cruelty and contempt for young transgender people in the face of a rural identity crisis.
Two
west of memphis
Directed by Amy J. Berger and produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Damien Echo (one of the defendants). The real horror of Memphis West lies in the abuse of judicial power, the phenomenon of false confessions, and the dilemma of false accusations.
In 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas, three boys were found kidnapped, castrated, and murdered, which law enforcement suspected was a prayer if discovered, and quickly focused their investigation on three local teenagers, Palia, who were quickly convicted. It was later determined that most of the "ritual" mutilations were probably caused by wildlife. DNA evidence failed to link any convicted person to the crime, and witnesses were found to have committed perjury.
The documentary takes viewers on a rampage throughout the movement to absolve the West Memphis trio, who have attracted the support of celebrities like Johnny Depp. One of the convicted told his harrowing truth from death row and community rallies, demanding a deadly retrial.
One
the house of suh
This award-winning crime documentary brings inexplicable compassion to the murderer, a second-generation South American, Mr. Andre, a charismatic high school athlete. Sue's traditional parents moved to the United States for a better life, and as a boy, he was more popular than his sister.
His sister, an outsider to a rebellious family, her father hated her. Despite her parents' disapproval, Catherine grew into a successful businessman and eventually became Andrea's guardian.
When their mother tragically died in a violent attack on a store, Catherine persuaded Andrew of an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about her death. This theory led to a second murder case planned by Catherine and carried out by Andrew.
The film questions whether Andrew Su, a murderer sentenced to life in prison, is a victim of a dysfunctional home environment or a cold-blooded killer