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Life with Murder

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
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Life with Murder (2010)
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When their son is accused of murdering his sister, a mother and father face perhaps the most awful decision any parent could have to make: whether to break with their son or accept him back ... Read allWhen their son is accused of murdering his sister, a mother and father face perhaps the most awful decision any parent could have to make: whether to break with their son or accept him back into the family.When their son is accused of murdering his sister, a mother and father face perhaps the most awful decision any parent could have to make: whether to break with their son or accept him back into the family.

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    • John Kastner
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      • John Kastner
    • 31User reviews
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    7tmendonca-50956

    Horrific and Confusing

    I don't understand how these parents can stand by this idiot of a son... he's a horrible, pathetic, lying monster. So very sad..
    7herrick416

    Compelling if otherwise very unsettling. (Is there a doctor in the house?)

    Witnessing a family's pain as entertainment is a pretty ruthless appeal and possibly an insult to an audience, me included, that may have been just as riveted had the tv reporters invited some brilliant therapists, some mental health professionals to accompany and guide these sessions. Without that aspect of compassion that may have artfully demanded logic from the son instead of these ridiculous stories that ignore the room entirely, forget the elephant....where's the road through to healing? Where's the chance of resolution, solace or any comfort at all. Except that's none of our business except it's been made our business by airing and sharing lovely parents in an impossible situation doing the best they can. I just hope they're getting that support from those who might have advised them to skip the entertaining us but just as said near the end, how can we possibly judge what few could likely survive at all-the loss of both children under circumstances that are close to the worst. God bless them. Well done documentary for what it provokes ... a lot of questions.
    9qersdyn

    A Great Documentary That Asks A Fundamental Question

    If you have a child/children, this film makes you ask a fundamental question: whether you agree with what the father & mother did in forgiving their son for what he did - and tried to do - would you be that kind of parent?
    9clairelouise5

    Absolutely riveting.

    This was an excellent documentary about a twisted and horrific situation these poor parents found them selves in. You can see the devastation and toll it has taken on them. He seems like a sociopath, more or less. The way he reminisced about his sister on the anniversary to his Dad. You can understand their reasons for doing what they are doing. The Dad's sister says they are a mother and father, they are 'mothering and fathering'. But it also feels like a toxic situation, surely, especially given what was revealed throughout the documentary.
    8tonyhf

    The Father Passed Away

    This was an interesting doc.

    I gave it 8 stars for the parents and for the daughter they lost.

    Nothing to say about Mason.

    I googled the father and see he passed away in 2016.

    Hope his wife is coping ok.

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