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Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

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  • 20212021
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 44m
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Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
Sophie: A Murder In West Cork
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The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
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    • Stars
      • Ian Bailey
      • Barry Roche
      • Eugene Gilligan
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      • Ian Bailey
      • Barry Roche
      • Eugene Gilligan
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    • 68User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews

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    Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
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    Ian Bailey in Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
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    Ian Bailey and Jules Thomas in Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
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    Ian Bailey
    Ian Bailey
    • Self - Local Journalist
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Barry Roche
    Barry Roche
    • Self - Irish Times Journalist
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Eugene Gilligan
    Eugene Gilligan
    • Self - Garda Forensic Detective
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Bertrand Bouniol
    Bertrand Bouniol
    • Self - Sophie's Brother
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Marie Madeleine Opalka
    Marie Madeleine Opalka
    • Self - Sophie's Aunt
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Peter Bielecki
    Peter Bielecki
    • Self - Sculptor and Schull Resident
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Elizabeth Wassell
    Elizabeth Wassell
    • Self - Writer and Former Schull Resident
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Len Lipitch
    Len Lipitch
    • Self - Jewellery Designer and Schull Resident
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Dermot Dwyer
    Dermot Dwyer
    • Self - Garda Detective Superintendent
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud
    Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud
    • Self - Sophie's Son
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Frédéric Gazeau
    Frédéric Gazeau
    • Self - Sophie's Cousin
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Florence Newman
    Florence Newman
    • Self - Schull Resident
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Daniel Caron
    Daniel Caron
    • Self - RTL, Ireland Correspondent
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Lara Marlowe
    Lara Marlowe
    • Self - Irish Times, Paris Correspondent
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Diane Martin
    Diane Martin
    • Self - Psychic and Former Schull Resident
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Agnès Thomas
    Agnès Thomas
    • Self - Sophie's Friend
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Denis Quinlan
    Denis Quinlan
    • Self - Publican
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Michael Sheridan
    Michael Sheridan
    • Self - Sunday Independent Journalist
    2 episodes2 eps • 2021
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    9/10
    an excellent compelling attempt at trying to explain this cold case
    Thought the documentary was very well done...compelling & interesting....plus when you get the actual possible prime suspect being so often interviewed then this is really important.

    Feel for Sophie's son & hopefully one day he'll & we'll learn the truth. It was probably Netflix's intention, but it throws up more questions than answers plus some major points seem to be missing

    (a) the oft reported mysterious blue Ford car seen speeding that morning was never followed up?

    (b) apparently Sophie's concerns with some local drug dealers (cannabis growers) were never investigated?

    (c) how can a gate go missing???

    (d) because of the Garda's general incompetence it seems that it could be a cover up at a high level?

    (e) Why was the guy in the car with Marie Farrell never interviewed as a prime witness...to this day we don't even know who the person was? This makes surely the whole investigation a joke?

    (f) Isn't it a little too obvious & easy that Bailey was/is the prime suspect...it looks like a set-up to off load the blame from the real culprit? Also, he has the courage to be interviewed whereas most prime suspects run for cover. Probably crazy but just can't image a poet & a journalist who uses a typewriter doing such a brutal murder

    (g) It would have taken Bailey at least a good 90 minutes in a sober state to walk there from his own home (seen walking on the Kealfadda bridge)...but seemingly they (Bailey & Jules) had a car anyway? Really we should rule out anything that Marie Farrell said.

    (h) If Bailey was having an affair with Sophie then could Jules Thomas be somehow a suspect (jealousy?)?

    (i) It was an absolute joke that there was no actual photographs taken of Bailey's scratches & head injury? In any case surely the murderer wore gloves & that is why no fingerprints were found & so how therefore did the hands get scratched through gloves & why does it matter?

    (j) Why was Sophie's body found so far from the house front door? How did she get there or come to be there...wearing a nightdress but boots? Were there at least 2 people involved in her murder? No matter how crazy all possible scenarios to possibly achieve this brutal murder then they all should have been re-enacted?

    (k) Why would someone show such violence against Sophie...what possible motif could have made anyone do this?

    (l) It was not explained clearly why the hitman scenario was dismissed? Because there were seemingly (unbelievably) no clues left behind then maybe it was performed by a professional(s) rather than an amateur (even if cleverly disguised to look amateurish).

    (m) Why was the coroner so late in arriving (reasons for the delay...Xmas should not be an excuse for anyone that has just been murdered)...maybe an interview with the actual coroner would have been helpful?

    (n) An interview with the actual clairvoyant medium, that predicted Sophie's life span would be short, may have been helpful?

    (o) There seemingly was a second DNA type sample found, but no match was ever found relating to anyone? More should have been mentioned on this?

    (p) Further to the unknown hitman, Bailey & Garda theories, then could the murderer be someone else? This idea was never followed?

    (q) who from the Garda is accountable for this failure to find the truth?

    This documentary should stimulate some further action on this case & so at least a 9 to Netflix for attempting this.

    It would be very good also if Netflix could undertake a similar documentary for the disappearance/murder of Tony Jones (possibly took place on the 3rd November 1982) in Queensland. This is still an unresolved cold case nearly 40 years later & still causing Tony's family huge pain & grief.
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    • Release date
      • June 30, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Sophie: Mordet i West Cork
    • Filming locations
      • West Cork, Ireland
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      2 hours 44 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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