Reckless Indifference (2000)
94 min
Emmy-winning director William Gazecki (WACO: The Rules Of Engagement) delivers a searing indictment of the American legal system in this tragic story of teens, drugs and murder. Reckless Indifference explores how California’s controversial felony murder rule unjustly changed the lives of four teenagers forever. After participating in a backyard brawl which resulted in the death of a LAPD officer’s son, the ensuing trial led to life without parole sentences for the accused, even though the evidence against them was not clear-cut. Ten years have passed and they are still behind bars, though an appeal is pending. With revealing interviews from legal expert Alan Dershowitz, family members on both sides, and an exclusive recent interview with Brandon Hein from his jail cell, Reckless Indifference gives viewers an inside look into a trial that earned national attention but failed to bring justice to those involved.
- Release date
- October 20, 2000
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Cast
- Robert Derham as Self - Appeals Attorney
- Alan Dershowitz as Self - Harvard University
- Dick Detrich as Self - Westlake United Methodist Church
- Jim Farris Sr. as Self - Father of Deceased
- Judie Farris as Self - Mother of Deceased
- Elan Gale as Micah
- William Genego as Self - Brandon's Appeal Attorney
- Tom Hayden as Self - State Senator
- Brandon Hein as Self - Convicted for Murder
- Gene Hein as Self - Brandon's Dad
Crew
- William Gazecki · Director
- William Gazecki · Producer
- Dale Rosenbloom · Producer
- Ashley Witt · Composer
- Eric Reiner · Cinematographer
- William Gazecki · Editor