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Gideon's Army
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'Gideon's Army' is a 2013 American documentary film about three public defenders in the Southern United States. The movie is directed by Dawn Porter.[https://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/06/30/196664265/a-look-at-three-types-of-lawyers-who-defend-the-poor HBO's 'Gideon's Army' Looks At Three Defenders Of The Poor] by Shereen Marisol Meraji June 30, 2013 NPR[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/movies/defending-the-underclass-in-gideons-army.html?_r=0 Foot Soldiers in the Battle for a Fair Shake; Defending the Underclass, in Gideons Army]; Brandy Alexander is a public defender in the film "Gideons Army." Movie Review by Stephen Holden June 27, 2013 New York Times Its title comes from 'Gideon v. Wainwright', which required that indigent criminal defendants be offered counsel at trial. The film received the Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize in 2014, as well as the Candescent Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.Pamela McClintock, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-candescent-films-announces-2014-672127 "Sundance: Candescent Films Announces 2014 Documentary Awards,"] 'The Hollywood Reporter', January 18, 2014.
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