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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

GIVE UP TOMORROW (2011) AA

Documentary

Don't miss this film!!

From Netflix: With the case continuing to polarize the Philippines, this riveting documentary looks at the trial of Paco Larrañaga, who -- despite demonstrable proof of his innocence -- was sentenced to death for the 1997 kidnapping, rape and murders of two women. This wonderful and important documentary is an absolute must see! It represents one of the worst cases of wrongful imprisonment.

The story reads as if it were ripped out of the pages of a suspense novel: As a tropical storm beats down on an island in the Philippines, two sisters leave work and never make it home. A 19-year-old culinary student, 300 miles away in Manila, is sentenced to death for their rape and murder, despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. One of the most sensational trials in the country's history ensues, exposing shocking corruption within the judicial system and long-simmering class and racial antipathies among the population. Two grieving mothers, entangled in a case, ends a nation's use of capital punishment. However, the mothers dedicate more than a decade to saving him but fail to free an innocent man,.

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Warren is retired and lives in Florida where he runs a foreign movie program for adults. He subscribes to NETFLIX and uses Rotten Tomatoes as one of the sources for selecting movies to review.

Started watching movies at about eight years old and was strongly influenced by "Fantasia" for it's combination of music and fantasy. He was profoundly impacted in his early teen years by the social content in "I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG".

As a kid he used to enter the movie house in the middle of a double feature and leave when the movie reached the part where he came in. Loved serials and was able to see most double features for ten or twenty-five cents.

A graduate of Columbia University and City College of New York (CCNY), he strongly believes that good movies . . . with mature content . . . are a significant supplement to education and insight into the world around us. No egghead, he also believes that "It's A Wonderful Life", "Young Frankenstein", "The Producers", West Side Story", and "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" are great films.