HBO Has released the trailer for their upcoming documentary series Life of Crime: 1984-2020. This one comes to screens later this month and is the culmination of 36 years of work from multiple Emmy Award-winning producer/director Jon Alpert (HBO’s “Baghdad ER”).
The third and final part of an epic documentary trilogy, Life of Crime: 1984-2020 tells the full story of three friends from Newark, New Jersey whose lives have been defined by and torn apart by their addictions. With unfettered access, Life of Crime: 1984-2020 bears witness to each of their journeys in and out of prison, rehab and in occasional jobs as they struggle to end the vicious cycles of drug use and to connect with the families they left behind. Authentic to true vérité filmmaking techniques, Alpert’s camera is observational, immersive, deeply intimate and unfiltered; the vast scope of the timeline allows for an extensive window into the tragic toll that addiction can take on substance abusers and their loved ones.
Life of Crime: 1984-2020 debuts Tuesday, November 30 stateside. The film will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
International audiences will hopefully get it shortly afterward.
Here’s the trailer.
