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Shadow of Truth

Directed by: Yotam Guendelman, Ari Pines
Runtime: 2hr 28min Year: 2017
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Directed by: Yotam Guendelman, Ari Pines
Runtime: 2hr 28min Year: 2017
Country: Israel
Last Screened: Sat 25th Feb 2017

It was a cold December day in 2006 when 13-year-old Tair Rada was found dead inside a locked toilet stall at her school on the northern tip of Israel.

“Masterfully crafted documentary constructs an emotional and psychological seesaw that makes Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ look like a bad episode of Law and Order.” – Huffington Post

“Wise, heart-wrenching, meticulously planned and masterfully executed drama” – Walla

A week later the police arrested Roman Zadorov, a Ukrainian Immigrant who had worked there as a temp, and eventually he confessed to the murder. But many still believe he is innocent, and have their own theories as to what happened that day.

Shadow of Truth is a Rashomonlike exploration of this murder mystery, which raises serious questions regarding Israel’s justice system and its ability to reach the truth.