In an epic, nearly 20-year series, documentary filmmakers follow the West Memphis Three up to a plea deal and their release.
By Sam Adams, Special to the Los Angeles Times
December 22, 2011
Documentaries have the power to change lives, but few of them ever do, at least in measurable ways. "Fahrenheit 9/11" smashed box-office records, but it did little to stem George W. Bush's march toward a second presidential term, and in spite of its Oscar win, it's hard to credit "An Inconvenient Truth" with any shift in environmental policy. But without the "Paradise Lost" documentaries, there's a good chance two men would still be behind bars in an Arkansas prison, and a third might have been put to death by now.
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