Devil’s Knot

About the movie

May 5, 1993. West Memphis, Arkansas. Three young boys playing in the nearby woods never come home for dinner. In the rush to find and convict the killers, police focus on a trio of teenagers suspected of devil worship. As the mother (Reese Witherspoon) of one of the murdered boys tries to come to grips with this unspeakable tragedy, she is desperate to believe that the killers have been found and will be brought to justice. It is only when an investigator (Colin Firth) reveals that the evidence doesn’t all add up, that the community is forced to face the reality that the true killer might still be out there.
Based on the true story of the West Memphis Three where three young boys were savagely murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Spurred on by the demand from a grieving town, the local police act quickly to bring three teenagers to trial. Directed by Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Captive) and starring Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line, Wild).
“Devil’s Knot addresses myriad points of view to challenge the conscience —deeply unsettling but highly recommended.” – New York Observer
“Devil’s Knot captures the darkness of real murder – intrinsically fascinating” – USA Today
“In its way, this is the most terrifying horror movie I’ve seen in a long time” – SBS

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