Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop

This article is about the documentary film. For the concept from Nineteen Eighty-Four, see Thoughtcrime. For the sci-fi thriller film, see Thoughtcrimes. For other media titles, see Thoughtcrime (disambiguation).

Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop
Official poster
Directed byErin Lee Carr
Produced by
StarringGilberto Valle
CinematographyBryan Sarkinen
Edited byAndrew Coffman
Music byIan Hultquist
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO
Release dates
  • April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20) (Tribeca)
  • May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop is a 2015 American documentary film directed and produced by Erin Lee Carr. The film follows Gilberto Valle, a former NYPD cop was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2015. It was released on May 11, 2015, by HBO.

Plot

The film follows Gilberto Valle, a former NYPD cop, who was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women. Facing a life sentence Valle argued it was a fantasy and had no real plans, which led to a stunning reversal. Valle, Violet Blue, Joseph DeMarco, Gary Allen, James A. Cohen, Daniel Engber, David Greenfield, Dareh Gregorian, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kolker, Chris Kraft, Erin Murphy, Laurie Penny, Jane Rosenberg, Lee Rowland, Maria Tatar, and Michael Welner appear in the film.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2015.[1] It was released on May 11, 2015, by HBO.[2][3] It was produced for HBO Documentary Films[4]

Reception

Critical reception

Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop holds a 89% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.20/10.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Thought Crimes – Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (April 24, 2015). "HBO documentary 'Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop': See an exclusive trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (May 11, 2015). "Review: 'Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop' on HBO". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Jordan (April 17, 2015). "Thought Crimes review – is it a criminal act to think about committing a crime?". the Guardian. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.


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