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The State of Texas vs. Melissa (2021)

1h 42m

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September 15, 2021
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The State of Texas vs. Melissa (2021)

Name: The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-09-15

1h 42m

Running Time

September 15, 2021
Release Date

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Plot.

Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.

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Currently The State of Texas vs. Melissa is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex, Amazon Video, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home, The Roku Channel, The CW, Kanopy, Plex Channel

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Cast & Crew.

Sabrina Van Tassel

Director / Producer / Writer

François-Joseph Hors

Sound Designer

Melissa Lucio

Self

Maxime Saleix

Sound Designer

Cyril Thomas

Director

Sabrina Van Tassel

Director

Philippe de Bourbon

Producer

Isaac Sharry

Producer

Christophe La Pinta

Composer

Damien Bois

Editor

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Details.

Release Date
September 15, 2021

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 42m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-10

This Movie Is About.

child abuse

death row

true crime

Wiki.

State of Texas vs. Melissa is a 2020 French-American documentary by Sabrina Van Tassel. The documentary follows the case of Melissa Lucio, a Texan woman who was the first woman of Hispanic descent in Texas to be sentenced to death. It was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, and won best documentary at the Raindance Film Festival. As of 2021, Lucio has been on death row for 13 years, having been convicted of the abuse and murder of one of her children. The rights were acquired by Hulu, for streaming in the US.