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June 2004 (USA)
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Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller...
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2 wins
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The Daily Beast: "At the Bottom of The Staircase"
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Maha's murder mockumentary is myopic.
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Cast
(Series Cast) | Caitlin Atwater | ... | Herself (2004) |
| Freda Black | ... | Herself (2004) |
 | Margaret Blakemore | ... | Herself (2004) |
| Duane Deaver | ... | Himself (2004) |
 | Nancy Grace | ... | Herself (2004) |
| James Hardin | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Arthur Holland | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Orlando Hudson | ... | Himself (2004) |
 | Henry Lee | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Mike Nifong | ... | Himself (2004) |
| David Perlmutt | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Bill Peterson | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Clayton Peterson | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Michael Peterson | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Patricia Peterson | ... | Herself (2004) |
| Todd Peterson | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Vinnie Politan | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Martha Ratliff | ... | Herself (2004) |
| David Rudolf | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Brent Walgamott | ... | Himself (2004) |
| Candace Zamperini | ... | Herself (2004) |
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| Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | |||
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| Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | ||
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| Allyson Luchak | .... | producer | |
| Denis Poncet | .... | executive producer | |
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| Joel Goodman | |||
| Jocelyn Pook | |||
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| Pierre Milon | (co-cinematographer) | ||
| Isabelle Razavet | (director of photography) | ||
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| Jean-Pierre Bloc | |||
| Sophie Brunet | |||
| Adam Lichtenstein | |||
| Scott Stevenson | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Anne-Laure François | .... | sound mixer | |
| Tristan Jaoul | .... | sound editor | |
| Christophe Moreno | .... | sound mixer (2004) (as Christophe Couget) | |
| Sébastien Wera | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | .... | cinematographer: additional scenes | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Christian Riffard | .... | post-production coordinator (2004) | |
Other crew | |||
| Mathias Farrugia | .... | subtitler: French (episodes 1-4) | |
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| Christian Riffard | .... | thanks | |
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- ABC News (2004) (USA) (TV)
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"Soupçons" - France (original title)
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France:360 min (8 parts)
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Mike Nifong, the DA involved in the Duke Lacrosse case, appears as an assistant DA in this documentary.See more »
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Followed by Death on the Staircase: The Aftermath (2005) (TV)See more »
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Hoping for another Academy nod, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade unsuccessfully tries to duplicate the gritty, grainy realism that won Maha productions its first Oscar.
De Lestrade's earlier cinematic critique of the US justice system, "Un Coupable Ideal," won the 2002 Academy Award for best documentary feature.
Unfortunately, Maha's second movie about a murder on a Sunday morning fails to capture any of the reality of the North Carolina murder case, and ends up being nothing short of fantasy.
The filmmaker has bent over backward to create the impression that the accused killer, Michael Peterson, is the innocent victim of a wide-spread conspiracy.
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's strangely biased movie masquerading as a real-life documentary represents a tragic fall from the honesty of his other work.