Soupçons

DocumentaryCrime

2004, Show

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.

Country: France

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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

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7.8

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10.0

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Kasper Løvborg

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Reminded me of 'Capturing the Friedmans' in several ways, and if you like this, you should definitely watch that film. And the other way around, of course. What makes both so great is that we get access to so much of the defendants'...

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Critic Season 1 Marty Brown

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...Peterson's decade-old trial manages to be extremely relevant to our American present...

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Critic Season 1 Thomas Bech Rasmussen

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...et dokumentarisk familiedrama, hvis autentiske menneskelighed styrkes, i takt med at fortællingens hovedpersoner ældes gradvis over de cirka ti timers dybdeborende dokumentar...

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The Staircase is a gripping true crime documentary series that follows the mysterious death of Kathleen Peterson and the subsequent murder trial of her husband, Michael Peterson. The series offers a rare and revealing inside look at the high-profile case, featuring exclusive access to Michael's defense team and family. With twists and turns at every corner, The Staircase raises questions about the reliability of justice and the true nature of human relationships. Was it an accident or murder? The truth is far more sinister than fiction.

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You can stream Soupçons on: Netflix

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