Presumed Guilty

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Two lawyers struggle to free a man who has been wrongly convicted by a judicial system that doesn't care to admit mistakes in this documentary from filmmakers Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith. Antonio Zuniga was a street performer and peddler in Mexico who was arrested on charges of murder and convicted largely on the testimony of one man. However, the man was a close relative of the victim who had no firm evidence against Zuniga, while the accused could produce several witnesses able to place him far from ...
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Overview

Two lawyers struggle to free a man who has been wrongly convicted by a judicial system that doesn't care to admit mistakes in this documentary from filmmakers Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith. Antonio Zuniga was a street performer and peddler in Mexico who was arrested on charges of murder and convicted largely on the testimony of one man. However, the man was a close relative of the victim who had no firm evidence against Zuniga, while the accused could produce several witnesses able to place him far from the scene of the crime at the time of the murder. Despite this, Zuniga was found guilty, and when lawyers Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete learned about his case, they agreed to help. After it was revealed that the lawyer appointed to represent Zuniga did not have a valid license, authorities grudgingly agreed to a new trial, but with the same judge presiding, who showed little interest in evidence that Zuniga was falsely convicted. Battling an arrogant judge, uncooperative witnesses and a legal system riddled with corruption, Hernández and Negrete find it's easy to prove Zuniga's innocence, but hard to get the powers that be to acknowledge this fact. Presumed Guilty was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/28/2012
  • UPC: 854565001374
  • Original Release: 2008
  • Source: Icarus Films
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 52,395

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Eva Gutiérrez Participant
Rafael Ramirez Heredia Participant
Roberto Hernández Participant
Layda Negrete Participant
José Antonio Zúñiga Rodríguez Participant
Antonio Zuiga Participant
Technical Credits
Roberto Hernández Director, Editor, Producer
Geoffrey Smith Director
La Mafia Azteca Score Composer
Paula Cussi Executive Producer
Camilo Froideval Score Composer
Amir Galvan Cinematographer
Felipe Gomez Editor
John Grillo Cinematographer
Lorenzo Hagerman Cinematographer
Toy Hernández Score Composer
Yissel Ibarra Producer
Luciana Kaplan Executive Producer
Nikolas Klaus Sound/Sound Designer
Ana Laura Magaloni Executive Producer
David Melchor Sound/Sound Designer
Layda Negrete Producer
Antonio Zúñiga Rodriguez Score Composer
Layda Sansores San Roman Executive Producer
Luis Damián Sánchez Cinematographer
Damian Sanchez Cinematographer
Ernesto Canales Santos Executive Producer
Harley Shaiken Executive Producer
Martha Sosa Producer
Nicolás Vale Executive Producer
Raul Vizzi Score Composer
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