The read
It runs a compact 45m.
Synopsis
25 years after the verdict in the Jamie Bulger murder trial, we reveal what the jury, public and press never heard, and what his two killers, Thompson and Venables, said during their time in custody from arrest to release.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Key crew
- Gillian PachterDirector
Cast
- Jon VenablesSelf - Murderer, child
- Robert ThompsonSelf - Murderer, child
- James BulgerSelf - Victim, angel
- Siobhan FinneranNarrator
- David James SmithSelf - Journalist, Author, case expert
- Denise FergusSelf - Mother of James
- Ralph BulgerSelf - Father of James
- Arnon BentovimSelf - Jon Venables' Psychiatrist
- Jim FitzsimmonsSelf - Detective Inspector, Merseyside Police
- Mandy WallerSelf - Family Liaison Officer for the Bulger family
- Laurence LeeSelf - Jon Venables' Trial Solicitor
- Amanda KnowlesSelf - Secure Children's Home Manager
Stills
Themes
homicidechild murdertorturetrue crimemental illnessunited kingdomkiller child1990storture victimdeath of a childdarkchild abduction