Trailer for the documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills.
One of the most provocative and influential true crime films of all time, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s landmark documentary captured the infamous saga of the 1993 “West Memphis Three” murders. When the bodies of three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated in an Arkansas ditch bank, the public demanded an answer. Local police quickly arrested three disaffected teenagers, labeling the killings “Satanic.” Berlinger and Sinofsky arrived on the scene immediately following the arrests, gaining intimate access to all the players involved and capturing the shocking trials as they unfolded. The film is a heartbreaking portrait of a community in agony, a tense courtroom drama and a stunning depiction of the American justice system.