Detainment

May 30, 2018

0h 30m

★ 6.6

A true story based on interview transcripts and records

Overview

Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Documentary

Production Companies

Twelve Media

Detainment Trailers

Cast

Jon

Ely Solan

Robert

Leon Hughes

Detective Dale

Will O'Connell

Detective Scott

David Ryan

Susan Venables

Tara Breathnach

Detective Roberts

Morgan C. Jones

Detective Jacobs

Brian Fortune

Ann Thompson

Kathy Monahan

Neil Venables

Killian Sheridan

Jon's Solicitor

Martin Phillips

James

Caleb Mason

Mrs. Garrity

Barbara Adair

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