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Fear of 13, The

Fear of 13, The

Documentary

A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.


The critical consensus

Now, over 30 years since his arrest, Sington’s captivating, compelling film offers him the most poetic of justice.

****(*)Nikki Baughan, The List, 09/11/2015

A ripping yarn, a fascinating character.

***(*)(*)David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 13/11/2015

Nick Yarris’s story of 20 years wrongfully held on death row is important and extraordinary, but unfortunately too led by its protagonist.

**(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 12/11/2015

This is virtuoso film-making only partially let down by its artifice.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 13/11/2015

His story gets under your skin and becomes a celebration of an individual who has been able to transcend even the most humbling of circumstances.

****(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 13/11/2015

The wrongly convicted Nick Yarris confronts the truth in David Sington’s dramatic documentary.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 15/11/2015

Where and when?

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday November 13, 2015, until Thursday November 19, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

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