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
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.
"…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