Rent Dear Zachery (2008)
4.0 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
On November 5, 2001, Dr..Andrew Bagby was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania; the prime suspect, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, promptly fled the United States for St. John's, Canada, where she announced that she was pregnant with Andrew's child. She named the little boy Zachary. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, Andrew's oldest friend, began making a film for little Zachary as a way for him to get to know the father he'd never meet. But when Shirley Turner was released on bail in Canada and was given custody of Zachary while awaiting extradition to the U.S. , the film's focus shifted to Zachary's grandparents, David and Kathleen Bagby, and their desperate efforts to win custody of the boy from the woman they knew had murdered their son. - Actors:
- Kurt Kuenne, Dr. Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby, Dr. Shirley Turner, Zachary Andrew Turner, Dr. Heather Arnold, Jon Atkinson, Bob Bagby, Earlene Bagby, Linda Bagby
- Directors:
- Kurt Kuenne
- Aka:
- Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
- Studio:
- Artefact Films
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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Tragic Story - Dear Zachery review by OtakuFeebs
Let's be clear, this documentary is not one to watch off the cuff. It deals with a terribly tragic and wholly avoidable set of events that devastated a family and their friends.
Kurt Kuenne's close friend Dr. Andrew Bagley was murdered. In an effort to deal with this loss, he chose to make this documentary for Zachery, Andrew's son, who sadly never had a chance to meet his father. It details his trip across America and Canada along with a trip to England to visit Dr. Bagley's friends and family . The documentary records the great impact Dr. Bagley had on the people in his life. He seems like one hell of a guy and it's the world's loss that he was taken away so cruelly and so early.
If you are familar with the facts of this case you will know the outcome of the investigation and be aware of the frustratingly slow Canadian justice system. This documentary acts as a wonderful tribute to Zachery's father and grandparents and is really worth watching, but be warned it takes an emotional toll.
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