AMANDA KNOX Trailer: Netflix Wades Back into True Crime Waters
With Making a Murder winning big at the Emmys for Netflix, the streaming service looks to once again capitalize on the nation's obsession with true crime stories. The latest piece of media to add to the resurgence is Amanda Knox, a feature-length documentary directed by Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn which explores the bizarre case of Knox, who was accused of murdering a woman named Meredith Kercher back in 2007. I wasn't paying much attention to the details of the story back then, so while part of me wonders if I'm playing too much into the hands of these companies by eating up all of these true crime properties, another part of me is certainly intrigued in the story and wants to know what happened.
I've pasted the synopsis below, as well as three trailers for the doc. The first one is brand new, and the second two are set up in a "suspect her" and "believe her" format, with each one coming at the story from a different perspective. The doc hits Netflix on September 30th, so let us know if you'll be checking it out.
The 2007 murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy has become a case study in the vagaries of crime and punishment. Seattle native Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted and — after four years in prison — acquitted for Kercher’s murder, though just what happened on that November night remains shrouded in mystery. This gripping, atmospheric documentary from directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn revisits the story with unprecedented access to its key players and poses troubling questions as to why both the legal system and outside observers got so much wrong about the case.
Knox arrived in Perugia to start university that September. She was 20. Kercher was her roommate. Nothing about Knox’s behaviour or girl-next-door charisma suggested she was capable of a vicious killing. This was what made her an enticing suspect: the notion that a femme fatale could appear so innocent. “Either I’m a psychopath in sheep’s clothing,” declares Knox, “or I’m you.”
Perugia prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, one of the film’s most fascinating subjects, regards Knox as “a little bit of an anarchist.” Journalist Nick Pisa, who speaks candidly about the media’s hunger for sensationalism, attests to the allure of painting Knox as a depraved sex maniac. As the trial progresses, the real Knox and her possible motives recede into the background.