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The Third Murder
JAPAN · 2017

The Third Murder

Hirokazu Kore-eda
judicial system truth and ambiguity criminal justice lawyer-client relationship moral responsibility
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Synopsis

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

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