I love that someone who actually remembers the case wrote a review even though they didn't enjoy it as much as I did.
I have never seen any Chilean productions before so I can't compare the pacing to a network version of the case but I loved the way it all unfolded. It was so real. The acting was so natural and the characters all behaved exactly how you'd expect in such a tragic situation. There were no unnecessary, distracting subplots or characters. Everything moved the story along.
I loved that they didn't try to "flesh it out for dramatic effect" with their own suppositions as many US "based on a true story" productions do. I feel they reported the facts exactly as they were and merely hinted at the fact that the judicial system was being "paid off" at the highest level as a possible alternative to sheer police inexperience and ineptitude.
I'm sure there are differences in the legal system in Chile too but it was so frustrating and often infuriating to watch even the most obvious clues being ignored or discounted.
But strange verdicts happen even when no one has been bribed to divert the course of justice. I just finished working on the upcoming HBO Max version of the true crime drama covered in "Candy" ("Love And Death") and many Texans remember how unbelievably that trial panned out.
I was amazed how much rain there was in Chile and how grey the skies were but tend to think the director used the gloomy weather for effect (in a Shakespearean manner) as he did in his music choices.
A few reviews have brought up the "fireplace" clue but, in reality, no one outside of the family knew the father was frantically complaining about the kindle burning hot in the grate and both the ousted cop and the children probably believed that it was going to cause a chimney fire so it wouldn't be immediately obvious. I have to wonder if the eldest daughter wondered about it later if it wasn't just an action added for effect.
I liked the fact that we all hoped there would be incriminating evidence on the video camera but I think the camera and videos were just the director's great device to bring us a closer look at the whole family before the murder and to deepen the character studies. If the camera was actually stolen from the house then I think either the killer simply fancied it for his daughter or he'd been instructed, spitefully, to take it since the wife obviously loved it.
Also, I thought the ending was perfect for a case that has never truly been solved. We are maybe too used to the UK and US endings informing us of any current developments or appeals or when the convicted person is due to be released in a blurb at the end.
I am desperate now to read up on the case to see if his daughters remain convinced of their Father's innocence to this day and if the convicted killer is still serving out his sentence in jail or paroled.
It was touching that the eldest daughter finally made amends with her aunt after all they'd been through. I think that it was the best way to end the story because it is was so poignant and the real family has just been left with doubt.
I have never seen any Chilean productions before so I can't compare the pacing to a network version of the case but I loved the way it all unfolded. It was so real. The acting was so natural and the characters all behaved exactly how you'd expect in such a tragic situation. There were no unnecessary, distracting subplots or characters. Everything moved the story along.
I loved that they didn't try to "flesh it out for dramatic effect" with their own suppositions as many US "based on a true story" productions do. I feel they reported the facts exactly as they were and merely hinted at the fact that the judicial system was being "paid off" at the highest level as a possible alternative to sheer police inexperience and ineptitude.
I'm sure there are differences in the legal system in Chile too but it was so frustrating and often infuriating to watch even the most obvious clues being ignored or discounted.
But strange verdicts happen even when no one has been bribed to divert the course of justice. I just finished working on the upcoming HBO Max version of the true crime drama covered in "Candy" ("Love And Death") and many Texans remember how unbelievably that trial panned out.
I was amazed how much rain there was in Chile and how grey the skies were but tend to think the director used the gloomy weather for effect (in a Shakespearean manner) as he did in his music choices.
A few reviews have brought up the "fireplace" clue but, in reality, no one outside of the family knew the father was frantically complaining about the kindle burning hot in the grate and both the ousted cop and the children probably believed that it was going to cause a chimney fire so it wouldn't be immediately obvious. I have to wonder if the eldest daughter wondered about it later if it wasn't just an action added for effect.
I liked the fact that we all hoped there would be incriminating evidence on the video camera but I think the camera and videos were just the director's great device to bring us a closer look at the whole family before the murder and to deepen the character studies. If the camera was actually stolen from the house then I think either the killer simply fancied it for his daughter or he'd been instructed, spitefully, to take it since the wife obviously loved it.
Also, I thought the ending was perfect for a case that has never truly been solved. We are maybe too used to the UK and US endings informing us of any current developments or appeals or when the convicted person is due to be released in a blurb at the end.
I am desperate now to read up on the case to see if his daughters remain convinced of their Father's innocence to this day and if the convicted killer is still serving out his sentence in jail or paroled.
It was touching that the eldest daughter finally made amends with her aunt after all they'd been through. I think that it was the best way to end the story because it is was so poignant and the real family has just been left with doubt.