Killing for Love (2016)
Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their house in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 30, 1985. Suspicion fell on their daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Jens Söring. They flee to Europe, but are caught and extradited to the U.S. Elizabeth is sentenced to 90 years in jail for incitement to murder, Jens Söring to two life sentences. Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter and their team spent over three years researching this case, which achieved world-wide notoriety. They uncovered new evidence, including the fact none of the blood samples found at the scene of the crime belonged to Jens Söring.
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The Worst Film Ever
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
The acting in this movie is really good.
Talk about timely! Killing for Love is one of those rare and engrossing films that not only moves deeper and deeper into the inner workings of an unjust conviction and term of imprisonment, 30 years and running. What separates this from the pack are new and critical pieces of the on-going story unfolding before the world's eyes via the international press. The only other example I can think of is Robert Durst in The Jinx (2015), although with this carefully crafted new film, there are surprises due to a variety of factors, not simply a confession as with Durst. From IMDb: "This beautifully crafted film reveals a mismanaged, or perhaps completely corrupted, judicial process. This was the first criminal trial held in front of TV cameras - the first high-profile, international case tried in a small town. Investigations over the past 3 years have turned up stunning evidence that was previously suppressed or deemed inadmissible. New forensic techniques have disproven evidence that was key to Soering's original conviction. Denied parole 12 times, his next hearing in 2017 may have a different outcome, at the same time the film is in release." See it as soon as you can and get up to speed on this intriguing and bizarre true crime story.
This film is "stranger than fiction" - a real true crime story which gets under your skin. From the really first beginning you are shackled by the gruesome real crime szene footage, the touching romantic love letters with voice work from Daniel Brühl reading Jens Söring's letters and Imogen Poots reading Elizabeth Haysom's letters and the thrilling court room footage. This is one of the best documentaries I have seen and left me blown away about the injustice of the US justice system.
Gripping and suspenseful doc turned thriller that stays with you for a long, long time. The film challenges everything you know about love and the dark side of its influence. Prepare to get the chills.
Extremely extended and a diffuse drama. A square narrated history that has enormous potential. A lot of non-verbal and marginal persons occur and give us their opinions. But what about those who could interpret Jens and Elizabeth's story from a different perspective? However the trial shows that the US is a very legally unsafe part of the world, where gnomes like this may engage in law. Just add water.