

“A feature film about criminal justice, through the eyes of SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi.”
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Jeff Adachi is a public defender in San Francisco who takes on the misdemeanor case of 22-year-old Michael Smith, who pleaded not guilty in one of the first body camera cases in the city when he was charged with nine counts of resisting arrest. This urgent documentary shows how far Adachi and his team will fight for the young man’s freedom while exposing black-crime bias in ostensibly liberal SF.
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Jeff Adachi is a public defender in San Francisco who takes on the misdemeanor case of 22-year-old Michael Smith, who pleaded not guilty in one of the first body camera cases in the city when he was charged with nine counts of resisting arrest. This urgent documentary shows how...
Defender (2017) was directed by Jeff Adachi. The film is a Documentary, Crime production with a runtime of 1h 10m, rated 6.5/10.
Defender runs 1h 10m (70 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.5/10 from 2 votes. Genre: Documentary, Crime.
Defender is rated 6.5/10 by 2 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Documentary and Crime fans.