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Trial by Fire

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

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Edward Zwick

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Biography, Drama

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$148,504

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N/A

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The condemned, that's you,
baby killer, - Trial by Fire

The condemned, that's you, baby killer,

-Welcome to death row. - Trial by Fire

-Welcome to death row.

Shit, it could be years,
but somehow you guys - Trial by Fire

Shit, it could be years, but somehow you guys

What about you,
baby killer? What's your poison? - Trial by Fire

What about you, baby killer? What's your poison?

Oh, poison! Injection. - Trial by Fire

Oh, poison! Injection.

First, we strap your ass
to that table, - Trial by Fire

First, we strap your ass to that table,

Sometimes the fella lays there - Trial by Fire

Sometimes the fella lays there

But, damn, you,
you just stood there - Trial by Fire

But, damn, you, you just stood there

Hey, we got something special
for you. - Trial by Fire

Hey, we got something special for you.

"I'm sorry, boss." - Trial by Fire

"I'm sorry, boss."

Y'all are treating me worse than a damn animal - Trial by Fire

Y'all are treating me worse than a damn animal

Mr. Daniels, may I have a pen
and paper? - Trial by Fire

Mr. Daniels, may I have a pen and paper?

Dear Stacy, I don't understand
why you won't come visit me. - Trial by Fire

Dear Stacy, I don't understand why you won't come ...

"It already feels like
so long ago." - Trial by Fire

"It already feels like so long ago."

You know I would never hurt
those babies." - Trial by Fire

You know I would never hurt those babies."

And if you'd figured that out
a little sooner, - Trial by Fire

And if you'd figured that out a little sooner,

You know what, - Trial by Fire

♪ Don't go to work - Trial by Fire

♪ Don't go to work

Dear Stacy, - Trial by Fire

I know you can never get over
what happened, - Trial by Fire

I know you can never get over what happened,

Not just the kids
and you and our home, - Trial by Fire

Not just the kids and you and our home,

- All right, walk.
-They have given the needle - Trial by Fire

- All right, walk. -They have given the needle

I'd like to believe - Trial by Fire

I'd like to believe

...And we will be raised
in pairs. - Trial by Fire

...And we will be raised in pairs.

Death, where is--
will you let me fucking walk? - Trial by Fire

Death, where is-- will you let me fucking walk?

Hey, baby killer! Baby killer! - Trial by Fire

Hey, baby killer! Baby killer!

-Come again?
-If I say anything to you, - Trial by Fire

-Come again? -If I say anything to you,

They get you here,
they got you good. - Trial by Fire

They get you here, they got you good.

Oh, God. He reached under
the counter for a piece - Trial by Fire

Oh, God. He reached under the counter for a piece

And I am guilty, but murder one, - Trial by Fire

And I am guilty, but murder one,

You know why they call it capital punishment Huh - Trial by Fire

You know why they call it capital punishment Huh

Now, don't tell me
that ain't your story too, - Trial by Fire

Now, don't tell me that ain't your story too,

But you know what, poor folks
always get the bad ones. - Trial by Fire

But you know what, poor folks always get the bad ones.

Just like my granddaddy
always said, - Trial by Fire

Just like my granddaddy always said,

Of course, you could try to
become a cause célèbre - Trial by Fire

Of course, you could try to become a cause célèbre

You can get you one of them
fancy pants, white shoe boys - Trial by Fire

You can get you one of them fancy pants, white shoe boys

By the end, - Trial by Fire

Yeah, boy.
Now, you just write up a letter - Trial by Fire

Yeah, boy. Now, you just write up a letter

I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-V to the E. - Trial by Fire

I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-V to the E.

So, you say your previous
counsel, - Trial by Fire

So, you say your previous counsel,

Or to present any viable
alternative - Trial by Fire

Or to present any viable alternative

And just a few books,
might be helpful. - Trial by Fire

And just a few books, might be helpful.

I'm preparing
a writ of habeas corpus, - Trial by Fire

I'm preparing a writ of habeas corpus,

Do you have any, you know,
resources to help us? - Trial by Fire

Do you have any, you know, resources to help us?

We need to find something
in your trial - Trial by Fire

We need to find something in your trial

I need you to go through
the transcript - Trial by Fire

I need you to go through the transcript

Hey, Metallica. I can
practically hear you reading. - Trial by Fire

Hey, Metallica. I can practically hear you reading.

-Contemptuous, colloquially.
- Spell that shit - Trial by Fire

-Contemptuous, colloquially. - Spell that shit

You kidding? If it leans
any more to the right - Trial by Fire

You kidding? If it leans any more to the right

As a matter of fact,
in an election year, - Trial by Fire

As a matter of fact, in an election year,

Your candy ass politicians feel
like real men killing folks. - Trial by Fire

Your candy ass politicians feel like real men killing folks.

Second and five, - Trial by Fire

Second and five,

-Come on, let's go!
-I got you. - Trial by Fire

-Come on, let's go! -I got you.

No, no, no, let go off me.
Get off me, get off me! - Trial by Fire

No, no, no, let go off me. Get off me, get off me!

♪ I've been around the block
A time or two ♪ - Trial by Fire

♪ I've been around the block A time or two ♪

Oh, you're scared now? - Trial by Fire

Oh, you're scared now?

Well, I'm a little weirded out,
to tell you the truth. - Trial by Fire

Well, I'm a little weirded out, to tell you the truth.

So, was she, like,
a crazy person or-- - Trial by Fire

So, was she, like, a crazy person or--

Well, she said somebody might
wanna write me a letter. - Trial by Fire

Well, she said somebody might wanna write me a letter.

-Oh, here we go.
-The abandoned kittens, - Trial by Fire

-Oh, here we go. -The abandoned kittens,

And it said, "Dear Ms. Gilbert,
I got your address from TCADP. - Trial by Fire

And it said, "Dear Ms. Gilbert, I got your address from...

I was told that you might be
willing to correspond - Trial by Fire

I was told that you might be willing to correspond

Well, can't I just not know?
I don't know. - Trial by Fire

Well, can't I just not know? I don't know.

Isn't looking after one person
with a death sentence enough? - Trial by Fire

Isn't looking after one person with a death sentence en...

So, are you and the kids okay?
Money and everything. - Trial by Fire

So, are you and the kids okay? Money and everything.

-Yeah.
-Well, if you need anything, - Trial by Fire

-Yeah. -Well, if you need anything,

If thing's were the other way
around, - Trial by Fire

If thing's were the other way around,

-Mom, what are reading there?
-Letter from a guy in jail - Trial by Fire

-Mom, what are reading there? -Letter from a guy in jail

No, sweetie, there's a man
who is in prison-- - Trial by Fire

No, sweetie, there's a man who is in prison--

A lot of people visit inmates,
and I'm not saying that I'm-- - Trial by Fire

A lot of people visit inmates, and I'm not saying that ...

-He deserves it.
-You got somewhere to be, - Trial by Fire

-He deserves it. -You got somewhere to be,

Mama, I know
what the death penalty is-- - Trial by Fire

Mama, I know what the death penalty is--

Mom, I got soccer practice
till 6:00 - Trial by Fire

Mom, I got soccer practice till 6:00

Death row inmates
aren't allowed to associate - Trial by Fire

Death row inmates aren't allowed to associate

Please excuse my writing, - Trial by Fire

Please excuse my writing,

I've added your name
to my visitor's list - Trial by Fire

I've added your name to my visitor's list

Well, some traffic, you know,
Houston Freeway has become... - Trial by Fire

Well, some traffic, you know, Houston Freeway has become...

You know, you're my first
visitor in a long time. - Trial by Fire

You know, you're my first visitor in a long time.

-I...
-I mean, your wife comes? - Trial by Fire

-I... -I mean, your wife comes?

-Not much to tell, really.
-Mm, right. - Trial by Fire

-Not much to tell, really. -Mm, right.

I'm sorry, Todd.
I don't know-- I don't know... - Trial by Fire

I'm sorry, Todd. I don't know-- I don't know....

If I-- If I--
If I make it harder to talk. - Trial by Fire

If I-- If I-- If I make it harder to talk.

No, ma'am. How about you?
Tell me about the outside world. - Trial by Fire

No, ma'am. How about you? Tell me about the outside wor...

Oh, all right, sure. - Trial by Fire

Oh, all right, sure.

But maybe you call me Elizabeth,
because when you say ma'am, - Trial by Fire

But maybe you call me Elizabeth, because when you say ma...

Well, um... let's see. - Trial by Fire

Well, um... let's see.

-You married?
-Me? Divorced, actually. - Trial by Fire

-You married? -Me? Divorced, actually.

Stacy used to say it was like
trying to - Trial by Fire

Stacy used to say it was like trying to

They're all different,
but cut from the same cloth. - Trial by Fire

They're all different, but cut from the same cloth.

And if anybody disturbed it,
and she didn't like it, - Trial by Fire

And if anybody disturbed it, and she didn't like it,

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The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

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Director: Edward Zwick

Writer: Geoffrey Fletcher, David Grann

Production: N/A

Genre: Biography, Drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $148,504

Released: 17 May 2019

Awards: N/A

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