Life and Death Row
Second series in this BAFTA award-winning documentary strand, ‘Truth’ is a single retrospective film telling the story of the murder of 18-year-old Justin Back by two 19-year-old friends. Both young men are charged with his murder, but each has a different story of what happened, and only one can be believed…A film about the fragile nature of truth.
1 x 60 – BBC2
“It’s powerful, it’s upsetting, and it really stays with you”
— Louis Theroux
“An especially enthralling film which delves into the immense complexities of capital punishment in the US”
— NME
Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me
Louis chooses Life and Death Row: Truth as one of his favourite films.
