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That Mrs. Corby was possibly facing the death penalty and the fact that this was an international incident may, possibly, make for a more interesting and compelling documentary.

Probably because the bulk of the folks prosecuted in Tulia were black while Schapelle Corby is an attractive white woman.

Agreed, we do tend to have an easier time examining these issues from a distance. However, @1's point is the one I'd make. I haven't heard of anyone being executed in the US for any quantity of marijuana (I'd be interested to know if that's not the case).

I've never found Corby's claim of innocence to be all that convicing.
And as for attractive, have you seen a photo of her? Depends on your definition, I suppose.
Not that I agree with the length of sentence or penalties imposed upon her or the others accused of drug trafficking in Indonesia. But innocent? Lets not distract from the issue of outrageous penalties etc by muddying the water with problematic contentions of innocence.

Good Point, but:

Presently, the Tulia 46 drug sting event is in movie production Tulia by Paramount Pictures, directed by John Singleton and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry, scheduled for release in 2009.[10]

Also, HBO just got done with about 60 hours of "The drug war (and America) is fucked."

The Tulia documentary is premiering on PBS Independent Lens, and PBS is certainly more accessible to the general public than HBO.