The Staircase
Jean-Xavier p Lestrade, academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a revealing and rare look in a highprofile murder trial. Back in 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood to the stairway of these home. Expecting unusual access to family, home and Peterson's lawyers, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it believes its alternatives. "The stairs" is a look in contemporary American justice which includes more twists than an authorized bestseller.
Released: 2005-04-04