The Friedmans are a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. Caught up in hysteria and with their community in an uproar, the family undergoes a media onslaught. The film inquires not just into the life of a family but into a community, a legal system, and an era.
Production HBO Documentary; Notorious Pictures;
Cast Names Arnold Friedman; Elaine Friedman; David Friedman; Seth Friedman; Jesse Friedman; John McDermott; Frances Galasso; Anthony Sgeugloi; Chuck Scarborough; Joseph Onorato; Judd Maltin; Howard Friedman; Abbey Boklan; Ron Georgalis; Scott Banks; Larry King; Debbie Nathan; Jerry Bernstein; Peter Panaro; Lloyd Doppman; Jack Fallin;
Box Office USD 3,117,985
Release Date 2003-01-17 (Sundance Film Festival) 2003-05-30 (New York City, New York) 2003-06-13 (limited)