Despite the fact that what Polanski did was a crime (he plead guilty to a single charge), JUSTICE was not carried out, in that he did not, and would receive a fair and unbiased sentencing hearing. The judge himself was more interested in making headlines and not being the "scapegoat", than he was in ensuring Polanski's sentence be just. His confinement for the "42 days" was not, by legal definition, allowed to be a "sentence", and that alone ws grounds for an appeal, and the judge knew it. This is a movie that attempts to set ther record straight, and it gives some really good insight into the "behind the scenes" wrangling that the judge attempted to pull with Polanski's attorney, the DA, and the victim's attorney. Not defending the guy, but when Justice is compromised for the sake of media, headlines, or other motivations....anyone would be justified to do what Polanski did, in their self-interest of wanting due process. The judge was to blame for that. See it.