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Gideon's Army
2013 1h 36m Not Rated
Documentary
7.7
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Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
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Directed By
Dawn Porter
Written By
Matthew Hamachek
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Dawn Porter
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HBO Documentary Films
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Gideon's Army Reviews
New York Times
Stephen Holden
"Gideon's Army" is a bare film with no narrator and a minimal soundtrack. That's all it needs to grab you by the throat.
Oregonian
Jamie S. Rich
The [public defenders'] personal stories turn out to be every bit as challenging as those of their clients, and their personal investment every bit as crucial.
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Sarah Boslaugh
While both the structure and most of the content of Gideon's Army are familiar, it does raise a few issues often left out of similar issues docs. One is the fact that many of the defendants are in fact guilty...
New York Daily News
David Hinckley
Gideon's Army does what the best documentaries have always done: It makes us think about something we'd rather not.
The Playlist
Kevin Jagernauth
If Gideon's Army underscores anything it's that the right to counsel is being following in America by the letter of the law, but not the spirit.
FF2 Media
Nicole Ackman
While not necessarily groundbreaking film work, it's a much needed piece to reveal what the people who work this largely thankless job go through daily.
Shadow and Act
Aramide Tinubu
Gideon's Army is a straightforward, eye-opening snapshot at the uncelebrated, but incredibly crucial work done by a relatively invisible population comprised of government employees.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
For all the harrowing truth here, about race and poverty and justice, the film is brisk and tight, alive with everyday detail and flashes of humor.
Variety
John Anderson
Like the film itself, Porter's handful of devoted, charismatic attorneys do a righteous job of reminding people that the accused are innocent until proven guilty, and that the criminal justice system seems otherwise disposed.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Dawn Porter's engrossing HBO documentary profiles three public defenders in the Deep South.
Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
Compelling insight into the staggering pressures faced by court-appointed public defenders.
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