Thought Crimes

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Erin Lee Carr
• Cast(s): Violet Blue, Alan M. Dershowitz, Laurie Penny, David Greenfield, Robert Kolker See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 21min
• Music: Ian Hultquist
• Award(s): New Jersey Films Competition 2015 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: The Plastic Detox, Queen of Chess
• Story:
  Dubbed “The Cannibal Cop,” former NYPD officer Gilberto Valle was convicted of conspiring to kidnap and eat women in March 2013. Valle had argued it was all a fantasy, but the prosecution’s narrative convinced jurors otherwise. His story made headlines not only for its chilling details, but also because of its landmark decision regarding a man many consider “patient zero” in a growing thought-police trend across the nation. Featuring unprecedented, intimate interviews with Valle and his family, as well as insights from lawyers, journalists, psychological professionals and criminal experts, THOUGHT CRIMES: THE CASE OF THE CANNIBAL COP explores this complicated case, asking if someone can be found guilty for his or her most dangerous thoughts.
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