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Gideon's Army

Play trailer Poster for Gideon's Army 2013,  1h 36m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three young public defenders dedicate their lives to helping the people that society would like to forget.

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Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act Aug 14, 2017
Gideon's Army is a straightforward, eye-opening snapshot at the uncelebrated, but incredibly crucial work done by a relatively invisible population comprised of government employees. Go to Full Review
Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice Oct 17, 2013
For all the harrowing truth here, about race and poverty and justice, the film is brisk and tight, alive with everyday detail and flashes of humor. Go to Full Review
David Hinckley New York Daily News Oct 17, 2013
4/5
Gideon's Army does what the best documentaries have always done: It makes us think about something we'd rather not. Go to Full Review
Nicole Ackman FF2 Media Feb 2, 2021
4/5
While not necessarily groundbreaking film work, it's a much needed piece to reveal what the people who work this largely thankless job go through daily. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Apr 8, 2014
7/10
While both the structure and most of the content of Gideon's Army are familiar, it does raise a few issues often left out of similar issues docs. One is the fact that many of the defendants are in fact guilty... Go to Full Review
Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist Oct 17, 2013
B
If Gideon's Army underscores anything it's that the right to counsel is being following in America by the letter of the law, but not the spirit. Go to Full Review
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Hagrid S Dec 31, 2018 A raw look at the impossible job that public defenders have. An incredibly inspirational story of 3 individuals who fight for those society would turn away from and abandon. See more
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Dawn Porter

Director

Matthew Hamachek

Screenwriter

Dawn Porter

Screenwriter

Dawn Porter

Producer

Julie Goldman

Producer

Paul Brill

Original Music

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Movie Info

Synopsis Three young public defenders dedicate their lives to helping the people that society would like to forget.
Director
Dawn Porter
Producer
Dawn Porter, Julie Goldman
Screenwriter
Matthew Hamachek, Dawn Porter
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 36m
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