Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army (2013)

Everyone deserves the best defense. They fight to provide it.

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.

Date of release
2013-01-21
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dawn Porter

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Editing Award Documentary

Gideon's Army is a 2013 American documentary film about three public defenders in the Southern United States. The movie is directed by Dawn Porter. Its title comes from Gideon v. Wainwright, which required that indigent criminal defendants be offered counsel at trial. The film received the Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize in 2014, as well as the Candescent Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

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