Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Genre: Documentary

In 1993, a horrific triple child murder was discovered in West Memphis, Arkansas, but the reaction to it precipitated a horror of its own. This film follows up on the story of the three boys, called the West Memphis Three, who were convicted for this crime with questionable evidence. For years, the boys' fate sparked a mass movement striving to prove their innocence while the state is equally determined to avoid admitting it could have been wrong. Through the swirl of new evidence and suspects, the Three tell their own tale about enduring this injustice against the opinions of the victim's families in a debate that eventually came to an inadequate resolution.

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Genres

Documentary, Crime

Director

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Cast

Gary Gitchell, Todd Moore, Dana Moore

Released

13 October 2012

Runtime

2h 1m

Certificate

Not Rated

IMDb rating

8 / 10

Votes

11,474

Metascore

85

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Edition

Base