hop for another academy nod and jean xavier de lestrade unsuccessfully try to duplicate the gritty and grainy realism that win maha production it first oscar . de lestrade earlier cinematic critique of the u justice system and un coupable ideal and win the 2002 academy award for best documentary feature . unfortunately and maha second movie about a murder on a sunday morning fail to capture any of the reality of the north carolina murder case and and end up be nothing short of fantasy . the filmmaker have bend over backward to create the impression that the accuse killer and michael peterson and be the innocent victim of a wide spread conspiracy . jean xavier de lestrade strangely bias movie masquerade a a real life documentary represent a tragic fall from the honesty of his other work .