We all know the story, thanks to Al Pacino’s 1973 Oscar-nominated film, Serpico. And we all know the man behind the story, at least now, with a new documentary premiering at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Frank Serpico.

Take a deep inside look at the NYPD cop who told the world – and his department – he wouldn’t stand for corruption. Directed by Antonio D’Ambrosio, Frank Serpico is a collection of interviews with Serpico and others in his life, as well as reenactments of key events.

What makes this such an extraordinary doc is the fact that’s been trying to get made for years. People have reached out to Serpico about appearing in their films and making his own documentary, but time and time again, he’s turned them down. The ever reclusive Serpico moved to the Netherlands after he was shot for exposing police corruption and moved back to New York (albeit,...