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The Thin Blue Lie

Where:

Pennsylvania

When:

The 1970s

In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns. — Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.

Released in 2000 — 97 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

English