Porotca č. 2 2024
Porotca v prestížnom súdnom procese čelí vážnej morálnej dileme, ktorá môže ovplyvniť rozhodnutie poroty odsúdiť alebo oslobodiť vraha.
Porotca v prestížnom súdnom procese čelí vážnej morálnej dileme, ktorá môže ovplyvniť rozhodnutie poroty odsúdiť alebo oslobodiť vraha.
Hlavnou postavou príbehu je prominentný chicagský právnik Martin Vail, sebavedomý a samoľúby muž, ktorý si nerobí žiadne ilúzie o svojej práci a bez výčitiek v súdnej sieni manipuluje faktami aj ľuďmi. Na dobročinnom večierku u biskupa Rushmana sa stretne so svojím bývalým nadriadeným, štátnym prokurátorom Shaughenessym a jeho asistentkou, svojou bývalou milenkou Janet Venableovou. Krátko potom je biskup vo svojej rezidencii brutálne ubodaný a polícia zatkne skrvaveného mladíka, ktorý sa im pokúšal utiecť. Je to devätnásťročný miništrant Aaron Stampler, u ktorého polícia navyše našla biskupov prsteň. Vail, ktorý cíti, že podobný prípad by mohol prispieť k jeho prestíži sa rozhodne mladíka v zdanlivo jednoznačnom rokovaní bezplatne obhajovať.
Príbeh mladej ženy Kyi, ktorú v detstve opustila celá jej rodina a až do dospelosti vyrastala sama v nebezpečných močiaroch Severnej Karolíny. Celé roky sa šírili v pokojnom mestečku Barkley Cove strašidelné historky o „Dievčati z močiara“, ktoré izolovali Kyu od miestnej komunity. Keď sa v Kyinom živote objavia dvaja mladí muži z mesta, začne sa postupne otvárať novému, neznámemu svetu. Lenže vo chvíli, keď v mestečku dôjde k vražde jedného z nich, miestna komunita ju bezdôvodne označí za hlavnú podozrivú...
Stand-up komik Henry sa zamiluje do Ann, svetoznámej opernej speváčky. Ich život sa obráti naruby, keď sa im narodí tajomné dievčatko Annette s výnimočným darom. Dlho očakávaný muzikál vizionárskeho režiséra Leosa Caraxa s hudbou kapely Sparks začne tohtoročný ročník festivalu v Cannes. Divákov vezme na nevšednú cestu plnú lásky, vášne a slávy.
Prípad Goldman sleduje strhujúci súdny proces s ľavicovým židovským aktivistom. Jeho príbeh je zároveň portrétom spoločnosti zmietanej rasizmom a nespravodlivosťou, ktoré sú vysoko nákazlivé aj dnes.
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