The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case — and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.
Genre(s): Documentary, Biography, Crime, News
Rating: 7.6/10/10 (0 votes)
Country: USA
Languages: English
Company: Life Sentence Films
Director(s): Yoav Potash
Producer(s):
Gail Dolgin – associate producer
Yoav Potash – producer
Melissa Schulman – associate producer: additional photography
Cast:
Tennille Williams – Crystal (as Tennille Villagomez)
Dee Kelly Barrett – Lee Esther
Anthony Belcher – Pimp Friend #4
T'Onna Champagne – Debbie Peagler
Tiffany Champagne – Joyce
Damien Collins – Pimp Friend #3
Nadia Costa – Herself
Celisa Franco – Sugar (as Celisa Lewis)
J.G. Franklin – John
David Gary – Mr. Donut
Music: Jaymee Carpenter
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