Synopsis
On the day of the murder he was accused of, Antonio wasn't anywhere near the crime scene. Nevertheless, this twenty-something Mexican was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate the wrongly convicted man by making a documentary. Due to a technicality, the case has to be reopened; this time around, Antonio has a better lawyer, but the judge is the same and he doesn't seem to like him. Presumed Guilty exposes an unsound legal system in which detectives, district attorneys and judges barely investigate whether someone is guilty. They appear to want to close a case as quickly as possible: if they have marked a suspect, he or she stands little chance of getting off. It's no coincidence that 90% of defendants are found guilty in Mexico. Strikingly, breakdancer and rapper Antonio remains optimistic despite all this cynicism. Shot with a hand-held camera and accompanied by raw hip-hop beats, the film shows the retake of his trial from beginning to end.
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