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The Sentence (2018)
A true case against mandatory sentencing
This movie showed how the mandatory sentencing program for drugs is a failure. First of all, I want to say that this is such an amazing family. They were so supportive of her. Whether or not she knew about her boyfriend's drug involvement does not justify a 15-year sentence, destroying the lives of her entire family. What good did it do for society in general to put someone like this is prison? All it did was leave emotional scars on those poor children having to be away from their mother for so long. It was truly heartbreaking to see the emotional strain on her husband, children, mother, father, brothers and sister. Her brother Rudy (filmmaker) did an excellent job documenting the struggles and heartbreak and how something like this affects so many.
Honest (2008)
Remake of the first season of Outrageous Fortune (New Zealand)
I too was quite puzzled why they would make an English version of Outrageous Fortune. Needless to say I was quite shocked after watching the first 5 minutes of Honest only to realize I was watching a remake of Outrageous Fortune. I am a HUGE fan of the original Outrageous Fortune (filmed in New Zealand) and watched the entire series (6 seasons) when it was on Hulu (unfortunately it is no longer available on Hulu). It was one of my favorite shows ever!! There is prequel to Outrageous Fortune called Westside (also filmed in New Zealand) which has had two seasons so far. I am hoping Hulu will pick this up soon so I can watch it. As for Honest, it is a little difficult to watch if you are a fan of Outrageous Fortune. Having watched only one episode I am wondering how on earth they will pack 107 episodes of Outrageous Fortune into to just 6 episodes of Honest.