Limited Series – Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

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Jun 2021

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14 Reviews

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In 1996, French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier is found beaten to death outside her holiday home in West Cork, Ireland; mired in controversy, the investigation into her murder becomes a national obsession in Ireland and France.

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Sophie: Murder in West Cork takes care exploring the devastating crime at its center, crafting a compelling true crime docuseries while also honoring the victims and those they left behind.

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Alessa Dominguez

BuzzFeed News

Apr 5, 2022

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork is a promising entry into prestige true crime, but ultimately succumbs to the genre’s conventions.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Aug 23, 2021

While Bailey's participation contributes to the intriguing horror of Sophie: A Murder in West Cork... the series is strongest for maintaining rigorous focus on Du Plantier.

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Michael Brooke

Sight & Sound

Aug 23, 2021

Dower refrains from drawing pat conclusions, repeatedly returning to the rugged, windswept West Cork landscape as if it alone harbours the secret of what really happened.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Oct 9, 2022

3.5/5

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork checks all those boxes while reminding us of the real-life stakes on each side of the crime.

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Joel Keller

Decider

Jul 27, 2021

Worth your time.

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David F

@dfulmer Mar 12, 2024

A solid true crime documentary about an unsolved murder in Ireland or a Frenchwoman and its lengthy fallout.

inta k

@intuciic Nov 27, 2023

quite okay true crime short series.

Gareth v

@geewah Jun 24, 2023

While this docu-series tells the events of the crime and it's aftermath in an informative manner, it lacks any new revelations that gives others in this genre top billing.

Jul 17, 2021

Spoiler alert !This one kind of pissed me off . I just don't understand how the French court system can convict someone on such bad evidence . First two episodes were fine . The last episode was pretty aggravating for me.

john k

@RT94718593 Jul 4, 2021

Very informative and interesting documentary, definitely worth a watch

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John Dower

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Simon Chinn

Executive Producer

Jonathan Chinn

Executive Producer

Suzanne Lavery

Executive Producer

John Dower

Writer

Sarah Lambert

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Episode 1

Aired Jun 30, 2021

The World Turned Upside Down

Just before Christmas in 1996, a French woman is found murdered near her rural home in Ireland, leaving the tight-knit community in shock.

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Episode 2

Aired Jun 30, 2021

The Suspect

With the investigation heating up, police focus their attention on an unlikely suspect -- a journalist who had first reported on the murder.

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Episode 3

Aired Jun 30, 2021

Justice

As the years pass, the case grows increasingly bizarre with multiple arrests, recanted testimony and allegations of police corruption.

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Director: John Dower
Executive Producer: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Suzanne Lavery
Screenwriter: John Dower
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Jun 30, 2021

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