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Happy Valley

Nov 14, 2014
1h 38m
★ 6.9

Overview

The children of "Happy Valley" were victimized for years, by a key member of the legendary Penn State college football program. But were Jerry Sandusky’s crimes an open secret? With rare access, director Amir Bar-Lev delves beneath the headlines to tell a modern American parable of guilt, redemption, and identity.

Genres

Documentary
Crime

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