After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents. With no body to speak of, reported 'sightings' of Peter, and revelations Joanne had cheated on her boyfriend, the public and media in both Britain and Australia refused to accept Joanne's innocence on face value. This is the story of one young woman's courage in the face of one of the most mysterious crimes in Australian history.
Acting
Joanne Froggatt's trembling restraint carries every frame.
Cinematography
The outback itself becomes a suffocating antagonist.
Director
Tony Tilse
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Lees
Bryan Brown
Rex Wild
Laurence Breuls
Peter Falconio
John Wood
Grant Algie
Asher Keddie
Anne Barnett
Richard Carter
Bradley John Murdoch
Shane Briant
Journalist
Toby Leonard Moore
Paul Falconio
Raj Sidhu
Martin Bashir
Denise Roberts
Helen Jones
Rob Steele
Judge MacGregor
Gary Waddell
Vince
Barry Langrishe
Fields
Pip Miller
Frank Thorne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Bradley John Murdoch's 2005 appeal is still unresolved; the film deliberately mirrors documentary aesthetics to blur fact and dramatization.
The Falconio case became Australia's 'backpacker murder' media obsession, exposing how British tabloids exported their cruelty to colonial crime coverage.
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