

The Fire That Took Her
2022-10-21 · 95 min · ★ 7.5
Mother-of-two Judy Malinowski, then 31, was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her crazed boyfriend – and one of the first ever to testify from beyond the grave, at the trial for her own murder. A story that lives at the intersection of true crime and #MeToo, THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER goes deep inside a landmark case to ask a timely question: How much must women suffer in order to be believed?
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- Directors
- Patricia E. Gillespie
- Production companies
- Goldcrest Films, Motto Pictures, Yellowbelly Films, MTV Documentary Films, Character
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- United States of America
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- Released
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