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IMDb rating 7.6
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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 6

...David Sington’s gripping documentary gets Yarris to tell his story, while slyly withholding information that leaves us wondering about truth and fiction as it builds towards a dramatic denouement.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Rasmus Lundberg
rated 8

...[Nick Yates er] en medrivende historiefortæller, og der dvæles ikke længe ved de trivielle elendigheder i løbet af [de] 90 skarpskårne minutter.

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Cast & Crew

David Sington
Director
Sammy Silverwatch
As Young Nick Yarris

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Nick Yarris has spent 23 years on Death Row, but now he's petitioning the court to be executed. But as he tells his story, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems. Through a twisting, turning tale of despair and hope, Nick reveals his early life, youthful transgressions, arrest, and time on death row, with several shocking twists and turns. With no one else appearing on screen, this documentary uses Nick's own words, accompanied by archival footage and animation, to paint a compelling portrait of a man who's been to hell and back. But why does Nick want to die, and what secrets is he hiding? The answers will surprise you.

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