Lost for Life

6.8
2013 1 hr 15 min Crime , Documentary

A documentary about juveniles who are serving life in prison without parole and their victims' families.

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Reviews

AniInterview
2013/06/22

Sorry, this movie sucks

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CommentsXp
2013/06/23

Best movie ever!

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Tymon Sutton
2013/06/24

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

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Jakoba
2013/06/25

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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pallurameg
2013/06/26

The documentary was pretty standard. If you have common sense and watch the killers in each story, it's fairly obvious who was the "brains" or psychopath, and who actually has remorse. I know remorse doesn't matter to all, but it does to me. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but it's there, and it's blatant. In one story (if you bother to look) one of the killers committed suicide in prison, while the other (the one who actually caused the deaths and is in the documentary) blatantly said he felt no remorse. Honestly, t can't feel much sympathy for many people who decide to take another life, regardless of age. There are a couple in this film, though, that I believe deserve a second chance...they also happen to be the ones not pandering for it.

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xbestofmex
2013/06/27

You cannot go into this film with a hard opinion. The first story that is presented makes you laugh because you are so so glad these sickos are in prison until they die. But as the film progresses you start to see all of the different backgrounds, all of the different crimes committed by these teenagers and you start to think. One inmate said it best. The trauma he endured via his parents must have been due to their own horrible childhoods and he gained an understanding of them that he didn't have at 15. That doesn't mean he's innocent and deserves a second chance. But our US justice system is based on REHABILITATION and i personally feel that we deserve to try and fix these broken children. To say that they should never be free again without even trying to make progress/closure with both the victims family and the killers family is sad. Maybe we can make a difference instead of throwing away the key. But then you hear another inmate clearly deny any involvement or guilt with his parents basically speaking for him make you feel that there is no hope for this guy. But this is what the film is about. Showing the differences between these criminals. One size does not fit all and that is the difficult part about how we structure our courts and jails. Excellent job this is a documentary I will absolutely visit again.

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jason_leo
2013/06/28

At the start of the movie it says stuff about kids not being fully responsible it then goes on to the stories. The first story touches briefly on the murder and shows both killers blaming each other but that's it. When you further look into it they stabbed her 29 times 9 of which were fatal.If someone gets life without parole its usually for a good reason these guys thrill killed a beautiful girl for fun and infamy i found it disgusting to watch one of them sit there while his parents say he is such a great kind kid. nice parents. By the end of the movie you are left wondering why the director made the movie as it shows both sides of the fence but leaves out the point. people would say maybe that's for the viewer to decide but judging by the two psychos in the first story its way too easy

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haphazard72
2013/06/29

I'm really not sure how to review this one.It's hard- I'm not sure what the intent of the movie was. It certainly gave some insight into the history of many notable cases and gave some somewhat chilling insight into those locked up for their wrong doings. Did it make me think that mandatory life sentences should be scrapped?No! If anything, it makes me glad it's in place.This was hard to watch in that some of the detail was graphic- and I'm sure there's always two sides to every story, but in this instance they've been found guilty of their crimes. It's also hard to watch one inmate in particular as he sits there with his parents and they talk about how he is innocent and was led astray by the other offender. Really? The video that they both made pre and post the murder seemed pretty clear cut to me!It's definitely a thought provoking documentary. But is chilling at the same time. I wonder what the victims family think of it?

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