Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

The FBI thought they had him. It was the other way around.

2014107 min6.4 / 10

A cerebral, investigative documentary that uses a high-profile trial to expose systemic corruption and the moral ambiguity of law enforcement complicity in organized crime.

A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.

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