I just watched this and found it a very well made documentary drama ... There were Excellent performances by all characters in the movie .

I had never heard of this true story before but it is very intriguing portrayal of the heart wrenching tragedy that the California Crowe family endured back in the 1990,s... It displays the abusive investigative methods and powers of a shoddy police investigation that had no compassion or support for the victim and family ...

I didn't really see that it was shot in Ontario Canada until looking it up here ... Now I,LL have to see if it's coming on again to see if I recognize any landmarks ! I noticed as well that there was a more recent updated incident in the case around 2012 or 2013 ..? Going to go research that now too ... Basically I am here to say if you haven't seen this movie ..... Do it

This film recently aired on Court TV and it's a grim true story of how California police used intimidation to attain a false confession from an innocent 14-year-old whose sister was killed. This family, the Crowes, was victimized twice, once by the killer, and then by the police who destroyed their lives. This film shows the interrogation filmed in very stark lighting where you can't even see the actors eyes. Ally Sheedy portrays the mother. A warning: this is a VERY depressing film, as the police brand Michael guilty based on the evidence that he likes to play Dungeons and Dragons with his friends. For anyone who's ever been falsely accused this is a must see. And it's interestingly relevant as the Central Park jogger case just released 5 innocent kids after 10 years in jail. How many innocent people sit in prison now falsely convicted? We'll never know the true statistics of our injustice system.