A Year Of British Murder
A Year Of British Murder

Movie·2019·1h 32m

A Year Of British Murder

This powerful and original documentary meets people whose lives have been changed forever by murder, and explores what the wider picture of murder reveals about modern Britain

Directed By

Ben Anthony

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

Between January 1st and 31 December 2017, 768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain - approximately 14 people a week. This powerful and original film tells the stories of some of those cases, exploring the human cost of murder - the ordinary people whose lives are changed forever and the communities left to wrestle with the consequences. Filmed over 12 months, it follows families and friends from the immediate aftermath of the crime, through the court process, and as they try to rebuild their lives. These stories are shown alongside statistical analysis of homicide figures for Britain since the Millennium, which reveal that so far this century, the pattern of homicides has remained strikingly similar in terms of the profiles of victims and the circumstances of the killing. This urgent, unflinching and intimate film goes beyond individual incidents to ask what the patterns of murder in our time say about the state of Britain.

Producer

John Smithson

Themes

great britainwitnessmurderunited kingdombritish history

Production House

Arrow Media

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Crew

Ben Anthony

Director

John Smithson

John Smithson

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