Sophie: A Murder in West Cork: Season 1

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Sophie: A Murder In West Cork

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: June 30, 2021

Summary: The three-part documentary series looks into the 1996 murder of French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in the West Cork town of Schull.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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Nick Schager

Jul 2, 2021

Through pictures, videos, and remembrances from those who knew and loved her, Dower empathetically pays tribute to her memory as a complex and conflicted figure whose demise forever shattered so many others’ lives. When Georges remarks that there can never be true justice when discussing the death of one’s own daughter, Netflix’s latest true crime affair taps into the enduring, agonizing human cost of such senseless tragedies. Read full review

The Telegraph Ed Power

Jun 30, 2021

There are just so many bombshells, so many characters who could have walked from the pages of Flann O’Brien or Truman Capote. It’s In Cold Blood meets Father Ted: a blood-streaked yarn that is at times too heartbreaking to watch and too weird to be true. Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

Jun 30, 2021

Netflix has assembled a compelling film, but they have no excuse not to. ... The interviewees offer little in the way of clipped stoicism, and lot of Gothic lyricism. Sophie had a macabre streak, we learn, and was visited by premonitions of her death. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jun 30, 2021

Because of the twist at the end of the first episode and the series’ relative brevity, watching Sophie: A Murder In West Cork should be worth your time. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jun 30, 2021

If the film lacked the surprising revelations and investigative deep dives seen in the top echelons of true crime reporting, it should find its place as a sensitive and moving attempt to sketch the outlines of horror and grief. Read full review

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Xbluannax

Nov 20, 2021

Very mysterious murder have seen this documentary and another recent one on sky crime, I really hope they solve this.

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geewah

Jul 16, 2021

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.

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