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Strange court system


There is certainly a strange court system in Argentina. Two alleged murderers face each other across a small table and yell at each other. Imagine having that system in the states - there'd be murders in the courtroom. This was more like couples therapy.

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I too found that strange. I really cannot understand the logic behind having the two main suspects face-off like that. How on earth could you, as a judge of the trail, decide who was truthful in a situation like that? It escalated into insults, tears and accusations.

It was like watching a generic chat show.

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Do they really do that in Argentina? I don't know...I fail to see how that can be effective. Towards the beginning of the movie the lawyer comments about not showing emotion. So what? They judge who is guilty based on who cracks first? Seemed a bit gender biased.

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