This film has a scene that happens today – December 3. I
hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.
AMANDA KNOX: MURDER ON TRIAL IN ITALY
The postal police arrive at a
house in Perugia, Italy and after talking with Amana Knox and her boyfriend
Raffaele Sollecito, enter the apartment and find the body of Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox was a student
at the Univeristy of Washington who lived in Seattle who moved to Perugia to
study abroad for a year. Soon after arriving she moves into an apartment with
Meredith Kercher and two Italian girls. She also soon begins a sexual
relationship with Raffaele Sollecito. After the murder, when Amanda calls her
Mom, she tells her to return to Seattle, but Amanda does not. The police
question both Amanda and Raffaele. After her arrival Amanda got a job at a café
working for an African immigrant, Patrick Lumumba. The police keep quizzing her
about what she did befor and after the murder. Police forensic specialists find
footprints at the scene consistant with Amanda and Raffaele and a witness says
that Amanda bought cleaning supplies the day after the murder, which is
suspicious to the police as evidence sems toio indicate someone tried to clean
up after the crime. The police question Raffaele about apparent inconsistencies
in his statements and he says that contrary to what he said earlier Amanda was
not with him when the murder was committed. The police question Amanda about a
text message she sent to her boss,
Patrick Lumumba and give her the third degrre. They ask her to imagine
what happened and she says Patrick killed Meredith. Patrick, Raffaele and
Amanda are arrested. Patrick is released when police learn he has an unshakable
alibi. Amanda’s parents arrive in Italy
to help her. After police find a fingerprint of Rudy Guede in Merdith’s room, he’s arrested and charged with her
murder. Ruby blames Amanda and Raffaele for the killing. The case becomes and
international media frenzy and the court says there is enough evidence for
Amanda and Raffaele to be tried for the killing. Amanda is grilled during
questioning and there is conflicting testimony about the forensic evidence. On
December 3, 2009. [1:21:14 to 1:23:09] Amanda makes her final plea to the
tribunal in her murder trial. She and Raffaele are convicted.
A fascinating courtroom
drama/police procedural. The film does not take a side on the question of
Amanda Knox’s guilt or innocence. I think she’s innocent.
In A Death in Italy: The Definitive Account of the Amanda
Knox Case by John Follain (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2011) at page 359
it gives the date of Amanda’s last address to the court.
Producers - Roberto Manni and Randy Sutter
Director - Robert Dornhelm Starring - Hayden Panettiere as Amanda Knox
Marcia
Gay Harden as Edda Mellas
Screenplay - Wendy Battles Vincent Riotta as Giuliano
Mignini
Amanda
Stevens as Meredith Kercher
Runtime – 1 hour 31 minutes Djibril Kébé as Rudy Guede
Timothy Martin as Patrick Lumumba
Released – February 21, 2011 Paolo Romio as Raffaele Sollecito
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