Presumed Guilty (Presunto Culpable)
dir. Roberto Hernandez, Geoffrey Smith, 86 mins, 2009 (Mexico)
Highly engaging and surprising film about the shortcomings of the Mexican legal system, told through the story of Tonio Zunga, who was picked up by the police and sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. A series of face-offs between Tonio and his accuser form the dramatic centrepiece. The access to the prisons and courtroom (such as it is) are very impressive. ****
