Tabloid (film)
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Tabloid is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Errol Morris. It tells the story of Joyce McKinney, who was accused of kidnapping and raping Kirk Anderson,[1] an American Mormon missionary in England, in 1977. The incident, known as the Mormon sex in chains case, became a major tabloid story in the United Kingdom and triggered a circulation battle between two popular tabloid newspapers, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror.
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Directed by | Errol Morris |
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Cinematography | Robert Chappell |
Edited by | Grant Surmi |
Music by | John Kusiak |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
For the film, Morris interviewed McKinney, former Daily Express journalist Peter Tory (1939-2012), and Daily Mirror photographer Kent Gavin, among others.[2][3] The film makes reference to various aspects of Mormon culture, such as temple garments.[4]