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| In Her Defense | |
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
Release date | 1999 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
In Her Defense (also known as Total Defense) is a 1999 thriller directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Lawyer Andrew Garfield begins having an affair with a deaf woman, played by Marlee Matlin, when one day her husband catches them. Andrew Garfield then kills him. From then on in the film, the lawyer must defend his lover who's blamed for the murder that he committed himself.
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