''Mr. Big'' is a 2007 documentary directed and produced by Tiffany Burns and edited by Alec MacNeill Richardson. The documentary examines the
"Mr. Big" undercover methods used by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...
(RCMP). In these operations, RCMP officers pose as high-ranking gang criminals and develop relationships with the target involved. This is deliberate, as the relationship that is forged is ultimately used to determine what knowledge the target has of the crime(s) being investigated. "Mr. Big" operations have been credited with securing difficult convictions in a large number of cases, such as United States v. Burns'','' R v. Hart'','' and R v. Grandinetti,
but concerns have been raised that they involve a risk of false confessions and wrongful convictions.
''Mr. Big'' includes interviews with targets of "Mr. Big" operations and their families, such as the Burns family, as well as interviews with various professionals who have an interest in the "Mr. Big" tactics, and RCMP footage of "Mr. Big" operations.
Cast
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Glen Sebastian Burns
''United States v Burns'' 0011 S.C.R. 283, 2001 SCC 7, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that found that extradition of individuals to countries in which they may face the death penalty is a breach of fundamental justice under sectio ...
as himself
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Tiffany Burns as herself
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Donna Larsen as herself
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Atif Rafay
''United States v Burns'' 0011 S.C.R. 283, 2001 SCC 7, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that found that extradition of individuals to countries in which they may face the death penalty is a breach of fundamental justice under sectio ...
as himself
References
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Program note, Vancouver International Film Festival
Canadian documentary films
Documentary films about organized crime
Documentary films about law enforcement in Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2007 documentary films
2007 films
Works about organized crime in Canada
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
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