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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 |
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.
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]
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- ^ Was It Love? The ‘Manacled Mormon’ and His Kinky Weekend July 14, 2011, New York Times A. O. Scott
- ^ "Tabloid film info from TIFF". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ Michael Phillips (2011-07-14). "'70s scandal brought to spotlight in 'Tabloid'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-03.