Detainment

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Detainment

"A true story based on interview transcripts and records"

2018

0h 30m

6.7(100 votes)

Drama

Crime

Documentary

Overview

Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.

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Cast & Crew

16 members

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Ely Solan

Jon

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Leon Hughes

Robert

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Will O'Connell

Detective Dale

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David Ryan

Detective Scott

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Tara Breathnach

Susan Venables

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Morgan C. Jones

Detective Roberts

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Brian Fortune

Detective Jacobs

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Kathy Monahan

Ann Thompson

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Killian Sheridan

Neil Venables

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Martin Phillips

Jon's Solicitor

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Caleb Mason

James

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Barbara Adair

Mrs. Garrity

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Julie Lockey

Mrs. Johnson

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Helen Roche

Mrs. Wilson

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Tom Pigot

Robert's Solicitor

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Alan Buckley

Robert's Social Worker

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