Category: Documentary

Year: 2011

Rating: 7.6/10 ("22)

Director: Yoav Potash

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 1 July 2011 (USA) See more »

Movie Storyline
The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.

Cast:
Tennille Williams - Crystal (as Tennille Villagomez)
Dee Kelly Barrett - Lee Esther
Anthony Belcher - Pimp Friend #4
T'Onna Champagne - Debbie Peagler
Tiffany Champagne - Joyce
Damien Collins - Pimp Friend #3
Nadia Costa - Herself
Celisa Franco - Sugar (as Celisa Lewis)
J.G. Franklin - John
David Gary - Mr. Donut
Dre Matthews - Timmy
Friday Morning - Pimp Friend #2
Deborah Peagler - Herself
Curtis Pickett - Pimp Friend #
Doran Williams - Oliver Wilson

Filming Locations: Alondra Park, El Camino Village, California, USA

Official Site(s): Official site |

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