A Year of British Murder
Between January 1st and December 31st, 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.
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Fremantle
768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain
768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain
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 killings.
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. A Year of British Murder is an Arrow Pictures production, directed by Ben Anthony (Grenfell, 7/7: One Day in London) and executive produced by John Smithson.
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.
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