THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER
A film by Patricia E. Gillespie
2022, 94 minutes
2022, 94 minutes
No. 398
Documentary
Documentary
Description
At age 31, mother-of-two Judy Malinowski was doused in petrol and set on fire by her crazed ex-boyfriend. She was also one of the first victims 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?
Reviews
“Unflinching… Startling and heartbreaking.” - Natalia Winkelman, The New York Times
“Heroic and heartbreaking and important.” - Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage
