True Crime Documentaries
The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince
Prince Mohammed is heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, the most influential country in the Middle East. As ‘Prime Minister’, the young prince has already instigated the fastest changes to Saudi society since the country’s formation in 1932. Karaoke bars, mixed crowds in restaurants, and raves in the desert have suddenly sprung up. Yet his rise to power has involved abductions, torture and murder.
(K)Nox: The Rob Knox Story
In 2008, 18-year-old Rob Knox was stabbed to death just days after filming his breakthrough role as Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This emotional true crime documentary investigates the reasons behind his murder and features interviews with family members, friends and the Harry Potter cast including Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Tom Felton, David Yates and Blake Harrison.
Disappeared: Mexico's Missing 43
Mexico, 2014. 43 students were violently attacked, then vanished. Someone, somewhere knows the truth. This intriguing true crime documentary searches for answers amid corruption, cartels, and conspiracies. Families of the missing, crime officials, politicians and insiders all give their views on what happened and who was responsible. Can the real culprits ever be caught?
The Murder of Alice Ruggles: Social Media Murders
This chilling true crime documentary investigates a young woman who was brutally killed by her calculating ex-boyfriend. Alice Ruggle’s murderer used social media and the internet to stalk and torment her. Using interviews and previously unseen social media messages between Alice and friends, family and her killer, the film exposes how cyberstalking eventually led to murder.
The Apartheid Killer
South Africa in the 1980s. A serial killer is on the loose, hunting his victims after dark. In three years, he kills at least 39 people. Every single victim is black. In a powerful new documentary, ‘The Apartheid Killer’ explores the legacy of these atrocities, giving voice to the relatives of victims and delving deep into the mind of the murderer, in search of his secrets.