Portrait of Freddie Nole who served 49 years in prison because I man died of an aneurism during a robbery when he was 17. Because his co-defendants were underage the judge threw the book at him. He was only released because it was argued that giving a 17 year old life without parole for this kind of crime was wrong. When he got out of prison he started a program to help men who are getting out of prison find their way. Where 66% of people who come out of prison end up back in, almost everyone in Nole‘s program stays out.
Glorious portrait of a man, his wife and their program to help ex-cons. This is a lovely portrait of how one man who cares truly can change lives and society. This is one of the great finds of this year’s Tribeca and a must see.
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