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The Thin Blue Lie (2000)

The Thin Blue Lie (2000)

Drama

In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns.

Release Date: 2000, August 13
Directors: Roger Young
Countries: United States of America
Production: Helfgott-Turner Productions, Paramount Television
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Beau Starr, Joe Pingue, Joanne Boland, Randy Quaid, Bruce McFee, Michael Copeman, Jason Jones, G.W. Bailey, Christian Potenza, Philip Granger, Chuck Shamata

Overview:

Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.

Keywords:

police brutality journalism police corruption reporter wrongful conviction whistleblower exposé