EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video UK and Eire is returning to the British true crime area for its newest unique.
Indie Woodcut Media is at present in manufacturing on function documentary The Homicide of Sandra Rivett, which distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR) is will probably be current to consumers on the upcoming MIPTV market after taking worldwide gross sales.
The 90-minute movie goes again to 1974, when an aristocratic family was at conflict in London with Lord and Woman Lucan at loggerheads over the custody of their kids. When a newly employed nanny, Sandra Rivett, managed to deliver some calm the house and discover a kindred spirit in her employer, Veronica (Countess of Lucan), she had no concept her would quickly be the sufferer of against the law that has fascinated generations for 50 years.
The doc will discover the misogyny engrained within the social historical past of the time and inform the story from the facet of two girls who had been polar opposites by way of class, however whose lives ran a parallel — going through psychological well being, marriage and motherhood challenges earlier than their paths crossed for a quick interlude of happiness. The doc will current various theories of what truly occurred on the evening that Sandra was killed, together with a first-hand account of life within the Lucan family from the household’s former nanny.
Government producers are Nick Mavroidakis and Kate Beal, the producer is Madeline Chiari and Matt Blyth serves as editor. The documentary is directed by Jenny Williams.
“This is without doubt one of the most well-known homicide mysteries of the 20 th century. Up till this level the main focus of the story has been on Lord Lucan,” mentioned Mavroidakis. “On this function documentary our goal is to return the narrative to the forgotten story of the sufferer — of Sandra herself. This 12 months is 50 years for the reason that tragic lack of this younger girl and we need to mark that.“
The true crime area is acquainted floor for Prime Video UK, which earlier this 12 months pre-bought a number of AMR docs from the style, together with Woodcut double Homicide in a Tea Cup and Homicide at First Swipe.
Prime Video has tapped Amcomri Leisure-owned AMR for true crime docs a number of occasions over current years, together with for originals on homicide of Meredith Kercher and killers Ian Brady and Patrick Mackay.
