The Defenders: Taking the First

Name: The Defenders: Taking the First
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1998-10-25
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr.

October 25, 1998
Directed by
Andy Wolk

A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.