The Jaundiced Eye

Mar 3 2000 Unrated 1h 29m
Documentary

At the prompting of his ex-wife and her new live-in boyfriend, a gay man is accused by his five-year-old son of child molestation. The gay man's parents are also indicted. Small-town prejudices are further fueled by the father's admitted homosexuality and the common but erroneous stereotype that all gay men are child molesters. This documentary follows the journey of that family, reliving the horror of the first accusations through an initial guilty verdict, time in prison, the overturning of the first convictions and the eventual dropping of a subsequent case due to lack of evidence.

Plot

At the prompting of his ex-wife and her new live-in boyfriend, a gay man is accused by his five-year-old son of child molestation. The gay man's parents are also indicted. Small-town prejudices are further fueled by the father's admitted homosexuality and the common but erroneous stereotype that all gay men are child molesters. This documentary follows the journey of that family, reliving the horror of the first accusations through an initial guilty verdict, time in prison, the overturning of the first convictions and the eventual dropping of a subsequent case due to lack of evidence.

Written by

Nonny de la Peña

Directed by

Nonny de la Peña

Cast

N/A

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fifth Estate Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
198
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA