When The Burial, a film inspired by a real-life court case, and starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones, was released in theaters briefly before moving to Amazon Prime Video in 2023, the reviews were mostly positive.
Lawyer Sues Amazon Prime Over Portrayal of Him In Movie
When The Burial, a film inspired by a real-life court case was released in theaters briefly before moving to Amazon Prime Video in 2023, the reviews were mostly positive. A few of those reviews singled out the performance of Mamoudou Athie as junior counsel Hal Dockins. The real-life Dockins, however, was not as happy with the portrayal of himself in the film. He is suing the producers over alleged unauthorized use of his name, image and likeness.
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Richard Binder
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