While everyone is following the thorny details and mutual accusations during the case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, which occupied the pioneers of social media platforms, another trial, no less dramatic than the first, erupted last week, known in the media as "Wagatha Christie".
The origin of this case dates back to 2019, when Colin Rooney - the wife of retired footballer Wayne Rooney - accused Rebecca Vardy - the wife of footballer Jimmy Vardy - of leaking her personal news that she circulates through a private account on Instagram and leaking it to the yellow press.
A case that occupied public opinion and the media at the time, and her trial - which did not exceed 9 days - cost nearly two million pounds, while the Netflix platform decided to turn the events of the case into a documentary.
Since the stories based on trials and cases are exciting for filmmakers and viewers because of the surprises and interesting events that they include.. Here are a group of the most famous films and documentaries that were filmed inside the corridors of the courts.
mercy killing
In 1992, Brother's Keeper was released, which won the Directors Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Director, as well as the Audience Award at Sundance Festival.
The events of the work combined crime and mystery, as the film reviewed the trial of "Dilbert Ward" for the euthanasia of his brother, after his health deteriorated and he suffered for a long time with illness.
And between the lack of physical evidence that he committed the crime and the testimonies of local residents of their rural area who defended the two simple brothers, and the press's attempts to portray the two brothers as ignorant and poor, which might push them to commit such a crime, and the NYPD's coercion of Dilbert to sign a confession whose content is unknown due to illiteracy, the trial continues on Hope to get to the truth.
Social media is killing me
In July 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy committed suicide in his car, before police discovered a series of disturbing text messages from his girlfriend Michelle Carter that seemed to encourage him to kill himself, which sparked the press and media and led to the circulation of questions Exciting about the role of technology and the impact of communication platforms on mental health.
This story was taken up by the makers of the documentary I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, which was released in 2019 and sheds light on the case and trial that Michelle faced after being accused of the manslaughter of Roy, as well as nature Changing the justice system in the presence of the Internet.
fake justice
In addition to films, some producers tend to offer limited series, as they accommodate more details and events, even if they remain short episodes, especially in light of the spread of broadcast platforms.
Among the documentaries that dealt with real trials and produced by “Netflix,” the American series “Trial 4” was released in 2020, and the audience gave it a rating of 7.4, according to the technical website IMDb.
The events of the series revolve around "Sean Ellis", who was arrested in 1993 while he was still a 19-year-old teenager for killing a police officer in Boston.
In the series and over the course of 8 episodes, we witness the long struggle that Sean fought not only for his freedom, but also to expose racism and corruption in the police system and the justice system as a whole.
The case of Gabriel Fernandez
"The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez" Another Netflix original documentary short series, released in 2020, is a heavy-duty drama that some mums may find unsuitable to watch.
The work documents the horrific experience of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who, due to severe abuse by his mother and long-term boyfriend, died.
It is the heinous incident that sparked widespread controversy in Los Angeles, and then there were calls for justice and the application of the maximum punishment to criminals.
The work included two trials, the first against the mother and her friend, who were the direct cause of death, and the second against the social workers, who dealt lightly and recklessly with a report previously submitted by the child’s teacher expressing her doubts about his mistreatment.
The Michael Peterson case
"The Staircase" is a 2004 8-episode documentary series, a French production in English, detailing the trial of Michael Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
At that time, the camera crew was allowed to enter the courtroom and access the defense attorney and the accused's family.
In 2012 director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade returned to film The Staircase II: The Last Chance to cover the development of the case.
The same thing happened in 2018, when 3 new episodes were released, before all the episodes and videos were combined into one documentary TV series.
It is worth noting that the story was turned into a mini-series of the same name, starring Colin Firth, Toni Collette and Sophie Turner, produced by the HBO platform and launched this month.