Review: Truman Capote, a popular writer for The New Yorker, learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Kansas, United States in 1959. Enthused by the story material, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to research for an article. But, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is stimulated to develop the venture into what would be his greatest work, In Cold Blood. Now to accomplish that goal, he fixes up broad interviews with the prisoners, particularly with Perry Smith, a hushed and eloquent man with a distressed past.
As he works on his book, Capote feels some sympathy for Perry which in part urges him to facilitate the prisoners to some level. But, that feeling intensely deviates with his need for the finish for his book. That conflict and the diverse reasons for both interviewer and subject craft a disconcerting experience that would fabricate a fictional version that would redefine contemporary and new non-fiction.
MPAA Rating: R for violent images and brief strong language.
Review by: Arsala Ajmal
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