Crime

Murdered for Being Different

CrimeDrama

On August 11, 2007, twenty-year-old Sophie Lancaster was brutally attacked in a park by a gang of teenagers and died 13 days later in hospital. She and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were attacked because they were dressed as Goths.

Year

2017

Duration

1h 1m

IMDb

7.7

Trailer

Cast

Paul Andrew Williams

Director

Chanel Cresswell

DC Steph Farley

Nico Mirallegro

Rob Maltby

Abigail Lawrie

Sophie Lancaster

Sally Lindsay

Tracey Maltby

Sophie McShera

Mandy Gorman

RJ

Reiss Jarvis

Michel Gorman

AC

Amelia Clarke

Sam Gorman

Chris Coghill

Dave Maltby

JS

Jack Smith

Sean McDonagh

JM

Jason Milligan

DI Holden

EW

Ezra Watson

Brendan Harris

CM

Connor Mullen

Ryan Herbert

LB

Lewis Brown

Danny Hulme

CH

Callum Harrison

Danny Mallett

MF

Macauley Fogerty

Jo Hulme

JG

Jodi Grenslinger

Alyssa Blean

MC

Mia Crossley

Michelle Sturry

KF

Kirsty Fanning

Natalie Morley

NL

Nick Leather

Writer

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abida.mussaaNov 22, 2022

Murdered for Being Different was a docudrama about the death of Sophie Lancaster, a young woman who was beaten to death just for being a goth. The docudrama focused on both the relationship between Sophie (Abigail Lawrie) and her boyfriend, Rob (Nico Mirallegro) and the guilt the one witness, Michael (Reiss Jarvis) suffered. Murdered for Being Different was directed by Paul Andrew Williams, the director of the excellent indie film London to Brighton and gave the Murdered for Being Different an almost documentary look due to the use of handheld cameras. It was well-acted as a project like this needed to be and the storyline about Michael and the criminal investigation was the one that held my interest the most since he had to choose between his friends and doing the right thing.

Christelle motidiNov 22, 2022

Hate crimes unfortunately always have been, are and will be. This docu-drama goes straight to the point - it depicts one painfully tragic case without any unnecessary pathos or moralising. Actors were great, especially the main couple and that boy. And to those sadistic - and thankfully properly punished - teenage @!#$%& (I don't know a word that expresses the level of contempt and disgust I feel for them), let me quote the judge's final words: 'At least wild animals, when they hunt in packs, have a legitimate reason for so doing, to obtain food. You have none and your behaviour on that night degrades humanity itself".

😎Omar💲Elhmali😎Nov 22, 2022

Well directed, well acted, dramatic and inspiring movie! It was surprisingly good to me.

5ishurNov 22, 2022

Have been using IMDb for years and have watched many a documentary- series or drama etc but felt compelled to write my first review! I remember the news coverage of this but being young I didn't take too much notice and interest. This program was particularly thoughtful in regards to pressures on youth to 'fit in' and on others ' to keep their mouths shut'. The highlight for me was the ending with the use of Placebos version of KATE Bush's 'Running up that hill'. Never really listened to the words before but they made complete sense and highlighted the entire story! Well done BBC

the._.B O N D._.007Nov 22, 2022

A well portrayed summary of events that actually happened. A harrowing and emotional view of hate crime. Two young adults that have had their lives destroyed because (as the title alludes) they were simply different. I'm trying not to give to much away but as it is a true story (and I remember seeing this in the news in the UK) my thoughts are with the survivor, I hope that person is doing well. I was impressed at how well this made. After this, hopefully more people will think before doing. I recommend you watch this.

maëlys12345679Nov 22, 2022

I started watching this expecting to get bored but within the first few minutes - I was gripped . excellent script excellent depiction of a real life event. An excellent but very sad film film