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Capturing the Friedmans is a 2003 HBO documentary film directed by Andrew Jarecki. It focuses on the 1980s investigation of Arnold and Jesse Friedman for child molestation. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical acclaim as well as the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
May 29, 2003 · Capturing the Friedmans tells the story of a seemingly typical middle-class family living in New York whose lives are transformed when the father and his youngest son are charged with despicable crimes. Arnold Friedman taught computer classes to children during the late 1980s.
Jul 18, 2003 · With Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman. Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
A riveting look at a family's disintegration amidst the turmoil of the father and youngest son being charged with child molestation. Watch Capturing the Friedmans online at HBO.com. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more.
The Friedmans seem at first to be a typical family - until one Thanksgiving, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush into the house searching every corner and seizing boxes of the family’s possessions. Arnold and his 18-year old son Jesse are both arrested.
The Friedmans seem at first to be a typical family - until one Thanksgiving while they are gathered at home preparing for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front...
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Jun 6, 2003 · Advertisement. The film, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2003, is disturbing and haunting, a documentary about a middle-class family in Great Neck, Long Island, that was torn apart on Thanksgiving 1987 when police raided their home and found child pornography belonging to the father.
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
May 30, 2003 · An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children.
Capturing the Friedmans. A riveting look at a family's disintegration amidst the turmoil of the father and youngest son being charged with child molestation. 329 IMDb 7.6 1 h 47 min 2003. X-Ray 18+.
