Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Clint Eastwood presents this moral tale in the deep south. A magazine writer becomes entangled in a scandalous murder trial of a local celeb and self-made man. There big twist in the story is that everyone knows the defendant is gay, but when it has to come out into the open, people cease to support him.

The story is full of colourful characters and a twisting plot making it a fun watch.

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