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Nature of the Crime

TV-14 | Documentaries | 1 HR 33 MIN | 2024
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Nature of the Crime follows three incarcerated men as they prepare for their upcoming parole interviews after decades in jail. The documentary reflects on their crimes, their rehabilitation, and the criteria for their potential release while exploring the inner workings of parole boards. The result is a moral inquiry into a penal system that must serve justice to victims yet show humanity to rehabilitated prisoners eligible for release. 

HBO Documentary Films presents Nature of the Crime, a Break Thru Films production. Producers, directors, and writers, Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet; senior producer, Seth Keal; executive producers, Joe Caterini and Logan Snyder. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.