Idaho International Film Festival
 

MR.BIG

Directed by Tiffany Burns
Canada, 2007, 89 minutes, Documentary
Cast: Tiffany Burns, Sebastian Burns, George Mentuk
www.mrbigthemovie.com

Mr. Big
 

Powerful, explosive and revealing. Canada has now become the breeding ground for false confessions and wrongful convictions. You've got to see this film.” - Dr. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Innocence International

Luxury Car False confessions and wrongful imprisonment; brought to you by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After her brother, Sebastian Burns, confesses and is convicted of murder, Tiffany Burns takes a closer look at the RCMP undercover sting known as “MR.BIG ” during which the police pose as organized criminals, offering their target money and threatening violence while seeking confessions for unsolved murders.

Burns’ debut feature is the deeply personal story of her search for the facts about the sting, and why “MR.BIG” is legal in Canada when many experts consider the scenario to be coercive entrapment. During her journey she meets several people who have made false confessions and spent years in jail for murders they didn’t commit because of MR.BIG.Luxury Car

"…the only way to do away with MR.BIG is to make the public aware of this controversial tactic..." - Jason Buchanan, The New York Times

"Want to know what it feels like when a police sting hits your family? Take a look at this frightening and emotional expose." - Piers Handling, Toronto International Film Festival


The Flicks: Saturday, September 27th at 7:00pm