Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. Netflix’s ‘poisonous propaganda’ series is gripping

Written By Helena Traill

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (Netflix) is the second of two new documentary series revisiting the killing in 1996 of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. But because it is a Netflix production the likelihood is that this gripping three-part film will be far more widely watched than Jim Sheridan’s Murder at the Cottage, which recently debuted on Sky Crime.

John Dower’s documentary, which will be streamed from June 30th (the media have been given preview copies to review), has been made with the co-operation of the family of Toscan du Plantier, the French producer and film-maker brutally murdered at her holiday home near Schull two days before Christmas 25 years ago. And it isn’t shy about taking a view on the case, in particular the 2019 finding by a French court that Ian Bailey, the chief suspect, was guilty of her killing. (Bailey was convicted in his absence and without legal representation and sentenced to 25 years.)

Read the full article in the Irish Times.

Helena Traill

Founder of nooh Studio, Helena is a Central Saint Martins Graphic Design alumni and now studying a part time Masters in Healthcare and Design at The Royal College of Art. She writes about graphic design, branding and storytelling. Follow along for frequent updates on Linkedin.

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