15 Feel-Bad Movies That Make You Feel Like Sh*t
6. Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father
A bit of an outlier on this list, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son
About His Father is a documentary but as is often the case, we need look no
further than real life for truly depressing and heart-breaking subject matter.
Originally made as a cinematic scrapbook by filmmaker Kurt Kuenne for the son of his deceased best friend Andrew Bagby murdered at the hands of his pregnant ex-girlfriend Shirley Turner, the movie gradually develops into a true crime documentary of sorts as Bagby’s parents seek custody of their grandchild and justice for their son whilst battling against a broken legal system.
An already heart-wrenching story builds to an even more tragic conclusion when Turner’s increasingly erratic psychological state leads her to commit a shocking act all the more unthinkable.