Sometimes reality trumps fiction. Unfortunately, this reality can be ugly, frustrating, and exhausting. Some producers still show an interest in sharing heavy stories. Here are a few.
Candy: Murder in Texas
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Jessica Biel is unrecognizable in this miniseries. She borrows her facial features from Candy Montgomery, a mother who lived a decent life until 1980 in Wylie, Texas, when she killed a good friend, her lover’s wife, with 41 ax blows. During the trial, the defendant pleaded self-defense. The case obviously resonated with Americans, for there was nothing to suggest such a tragedy. Well-trimmed mustache Justin Timberlake plays a cop.
►5 episodes on Disney+
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Murderous impulses that lead to committing the irretrievable. Terrible crimes committed for all sorts of reasons. Family murder perpetrators are under the scrutiny of psychiatric experts who have tried to understand how they passed the point of no return. Real statements from outlandish killers (“I killed my daughter to protect her from worse things that could happen to her, like there were worse things than death”) fall on your ears in a very professional manner.
►5 episodes offered by Tou.tv Extra
The Dumont Affair
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What would you do if you were accused of sexual assault that you didn’t commit? Worse still, how would you react if you were found guilty? That’s what happened to Michel Dumont (played by Marc-André Grondin), whose life changed overnight when he was handcuffed. Supported by Solange Tremblay (Marilyn Castonguay), who believed in his innocence, he waged a lengthy legal battle to regain control of his life. The realization of Podz still plays the time of this film where you don’t want to be in the shoes of the accused.
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With the proliferation of images on the internet, cyberpedophilia has become a real problem in Quebec. Predators view and exchange photos and videos of minors, or use them as a tool of extortion. In this shocking documentary series, Paul Arcand speaks to men who have behaved reprehensibly as well as victims who are scarred for life. The responses and testimonies he collects are destabilizing, sad, and angry. The innocence of many children is mocked, because there are enough cases.
►Available on TRUE
Monsters: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer
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The series presented last September immediately caused a stir. The many shocking and explicit scenes, the oppressive atmosphere and the sadistic actions undoubtedly led to heaps of nightmares. One of America’s most notorious serial killers, nicknamed the “Cannibals of Milwaukee,” entertained himself for more than 10 years at the cost of nearly 20 victims before police were able to stop the slaughter. A disturbed and disturbing man who has long inspired horror. Hard to believe and hard to see, but unfortunately true.
►10 Netflix episodes