Leaving Neverland: HBO's Controversial Documentary

[摘要] Directed and produced by Reed Dan. Premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019. Broadcast on HBO Network in two parts, March 3-4, 2019.In this three hour and 56-minute documentary, Dan Reed tells a story through the eyes of two men, Wade Robson (born in Brisbane, Australia) and James Safechuck (born in Simi Valley, California), and theirfamilies. Bothmenassertthattheyweresexually abused by Michael Jackson when they were boys. The first part of the documentary introduces the story of each man's family of origin and how they met Michael Jackson. Their mothers were also introduced, and each explained their background and the initial positive effect of meeting the superstar. For example, Wade Robson's mother described the anticipation of meeting Michael Jackson for the first time as feeling like something “magical was going to happen.” Throughout the documentary, videos of the families and Michael Jackson were interspersed.

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