The Staircase
Academy award winning documentary filmmaker,'' Jean-Xavier p Lestrade, presents a courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing look at a murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson had been arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body has been discovered lying in a pool of blood on the home's stairway. Expecting access to home Peterson's lawyers and family, de Lestrade's cameras catch the defense team as it believes its options. "The staircase" is a look in modern American justice that features more spins than a legal bestseller.
Released: 2005-04-04