Netflix viewers left in tears by ‘gut-wrenching’ movie that could be a ‘must-watch’ | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Trial by Fire, starring Big Little Lies favorite Laura Dern and Jack O’Connell, who first gained recognition in Skins, was dropped onto Netflix in February.

The streaming platform is thought for producing its personal fashionable content material, however additionally it is identified to accumulate hidden gems from different distributors too.

Trial by Fire’s tear-jerking synopsis reads, as per Tudum: “After a fire destroyed a home in Texas and killed three children, their father was convicted of their murders and put on death row. But was he actually to blame?

“The 2018 movie Trial by Fire, from director Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond), explores the true story of Cameron Todd Willingham’s alleged wrongful conviction, and the girl who fought towards the Texas justice system to avoid wasting his life.”

In light of the film’s recent foray into streaming platforms, viewers took to LADbible’s Facebook page Netflix Bangers to rave about it.

One person labelled the film as “gut-wrenching”.

Another hailed it a ‘must-watch’, as someone else said: “It was superb. Not in any respect what I anticipated.”

As Trial by Fire is based on a true story, it pulls on the heart strings even further.

The film follows a 1991 arson case and trial involving Cameron Todd Willingham (played by O’Connell in the film).

Willingham was ultimately convicted of killing his three kids and was handed a capital murder charge.

While serving time in prison, Willingham becomes penpals with playwright Elizabeth Gilbert (Dern) who goes on to campaign for her newfound friend’s freedom from death row, believing he is innocent.

The film has a solid audience score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.

One reviewer wrote on the site: “A effectively informed tear-jerker by an American filmmaker, Edward Zwick, who not often will get the reward he deserves.”

With one other stating it was film however dubbed it “hard to watch” on account of its themes.