Clemência - A História de Cyntoia Brown

Good documentary. Yes, I miss more details of the story here and there, but isn't that always the case in crime documentaries?

A must see for fans of crime .

The documentary is initially interesting for about 15-20 minutes. However, it leaves too many questions and relies on the emotional heartstrings of the viewer. For example, what was the prosecutors side for the killing, robbery, and initial arrest? Why were any of the prosecutors counter arguments left out? A quick Google search shows that there was a lot more evidence (notes in jail, attacking medical staff, etc.) to be considered that was not even mentioned in the documentary.

I deeply sympathize with the case and believe that justice finally prevailed, but the documentary itself missed the mark for telling the a balanced story.

So much pomp and circumstance on a case that's so clear-cut really. A 16 yo sexually abused girl shoots a 40-something yo pedophile dead after he fondled her in his house.

She should be celebrated for getting this world off a disgusting pedophile who of course fit the typical pedo description: Xtian and "concerned with the community". The fact that she got any jail for this is a disgrace to our judicial system.

Glad Cyntoia got clemency and was able to turn her life around.

While the story being told is interesting, the documentary feels very lackluster. The older footage is from an already made documentary and while it's a good outcome on the clemency hearing, the story just sort of ends. It would have been nice to see a follow up with Cyntoia. The interviews with the biological gma were unnecessary. The whole doc was underwhelming, no info you couldn't get from googling.

To start with it's not really that interesting of a case. Compound that with a tedious presentation and I skipped out early.