In English; with optional English, Spanish, French subtitles
Titles on label, pamphlet: Disk 1. Capturing the Friedmans -- disk 2. Capturing the Friedmans. Outside the frame : special features ; On container: Who do you believe?
"HBO Documentary Films, Magnolia Pictures, a film by Andrew Jarecki"
Responsibility from the end roll
Cast: Jesse Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman
Credits: Editor & co-producer, Richard Hankin ; director of photography, Adolfo Doring ; music, Andrea Morricone
"2-disc set with 2 hours of new footage; Friedman story continues, debate continues with over 2 hours of exclusive new footage about the family and the case"--Container
DVD: Dolby digital; aspect ratio: 16:9; not rated; region 1
Issued in container (19 cm.) ; 1 leaflet (folded to [8] p.) laid in container
Duration: Disc 1: 107 min., 49 sec. + 2 min., 14 sec.; disc 2: 126 min., 52 sec. ; Running time on label: disc 1: 109 min.; disc 2: 126 min. ; Total duration according to pamphlet: 107 min. + 129 min. + 3 sec. ; On container: approx. 235 min
Special features: Disc 1: Preview (2 min., 14 sec.) ; Disc 2: The discussion: An altercation at the New York premier (9 min., 22 sec.), The judge speaks out at the Great Neck premiere (6 min., 15 sec.), Answers to frequently asked questions: 1) How did the film come to be? (1 min., 42 sec.), 2) Where did the computer games come from? (43 sec.), 3) What is the relationship between family members today? (2 min., 1 sec.), 4) Why did the Friedmans film themselves? (48 sec.), 5) Why didn't Seth Friedman participate in the film? (20 sec.), 6) What was Jesse's life like in prison? (48 sec.)
Special features: Disc 2: Charlie Rose interviews director Andrew Jarecki (19 min., 17 sec.); Unseen home movies: Passover Seder (2 min., 14 sec.), Grandma speaks (27 sec.), Jesse's last night (3 min., 17 sec.); The case: The investigation (8 min., 17 sec.), Additional suspects (7 min., 17 sec.), Great Neck outraged (3 min., 52 sec.) A principal witness for the prosecution (3 min., 32 sec.); The family: Arnold: Arnie's party (3 min., 42 sec.), Anatomy of a pedophile (1 min., 7 sec.), Arnold's last letter from prison (1 min., 2 sec.), Elaine: The newlyweds (2 min., 47 sec.), Elaine overwhelmed (2 min., 33 sec.), Elaine arrested (1 min., 50 sec.), Jesse: Jesse's first days out of prison (4 min., 24 sec.), Jesse's life today (5 min., 59 sec.), Jesse looks back (5 min., 46 sec.), David: Just a clown (20 min., 11 sec.), Seth, Audio scrapbook; The score: Recording the score in Rome with composer Andrea Morricome (7 min., 19 sec.)
Special features: Disc 2: More ...: To access documents, insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of your PC and click "Documents.exe" (16,383 KB). For updates go to www.capturingthefriedmans.com: "My story" by Arnold Friedman, Police inventory of Friedman house search, Blueprint of lower floor of Friedman house, Friedman "family contract", Psychologists' presentation about alleged victims, Letter to Arnold from former computer student , Original recording of "Jazzbo mambo" by Arnito Rey (Arnold Friedman) & his orchestra (MP3)
Summary: "Despite their tendency to ham it up in front of home-movie cameras, the Friedmans are a seemingly normal middle-class family living in the affluent New York suburb of Great Neck. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers at home for a quiet holiday dinner, their front door explodes, splintered by a police battering ram. Officers rush into the house, accusing Arnold Friedman and his youngest son Jesse of hundreds of shocking crimes. The film follows their story from the publics perspective and through unique real footage of the family in crisis, shot inside the Friedman house. As the police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing provocative questions about truth, justice, family, and -ultimately-truth"--Container
Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival