Devil's Knot
Atom Egoyan, 2013
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Mara Leveritt, 2002
Devil’s Knot is a movie directed by Atom Egoyan in 2013 and based on the book Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt, first published in 2002. The movie features Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola, James Hamrick, Kristopher Higgins, Seth Meriwether, and others.
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Storyline
The film follows the 1993 murder and mutilation of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, and the resulting trial of the three teenage boys found guilty of the killings. Visiting private investigator Ron Lax leads the defence of the suspected killers. Through his work on the case and conversations with Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of the dead children, Ron finds there may be more to the deaths than the authorities think.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2002
Pages
432
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Author: Mara Leveritt
Country: USA
First published in: 2002
Length: 432 pages
Genre: Biography
Book series: Justice Knot
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“In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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