An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
In 1986 Michael Morton’s wife Christine is brutally murdered in front of their only child, and Michael is convicted of the crime. Locked away in Texas prisons for a quarter century, he has years to ponder questions of justice and innocence, truth and fate. Though he is virtually invisible to society, a team of dedicated attorneys spends years fighting for the right to test DNA evidence found at the murder scene. Their discoveries ultimately reveal that the price of a wrongful conviction goes well beyond one man’s loss of freedom.
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An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 11, 2013
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Crime, Documentary
User Score
69%
Original Title
An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
Production Companies
Blue Bandana Productions
Director
Al Reinert
Description
In 1986 Michael Morton’s wife Christine is brutally murdered in front of their only child, and Michael is convicted of the crime. Locked away in Texas prisons for a quarter century, he has years to ponder questions of justice and innocence, truth and fate. Though he is virtually invisible to society, a team of dedicated attorneys spends years fighting for the right to test DNA evidence found at the murder scene. Their discoveries ultimately reveal that the price of a wrongful conviction goes well beyond one man’s loss of freedom.
