Murdered for Being Different (2017)

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Murdered for Being Different, is a 2017 British crime drama film directed by Paul Andrew Williams. It is based on the 2007 murder of Sophie Lancaster in the United Kingdom.

Production

The story is based on the murder of Sophie Lancaster in Lancashire in 2007. BBC channel controller Damian Kavanagh noted that the network sought true stories through which the audience could "understand themselves and their place in the world". Executive producer Aysha Rafaele noted the "impact" of having a "true story". Marco Crivellari was tasked with dramatizing the real events.

The production was supported by the victim's relatives. During consultations, they showed sorrow and struggled to continue. Sophie's mother said: "It's brutal. I had to watch it to make sure it did justice to Sophie. It was very, very difficult. I don't think I've cried as much in 10 years. It absolutely broke my heart. It's very graphic, but I don't think it's gratuitous.

Abigail Lawrie, who plays Sophie, received the endorsement of Sophie's mother. "I felt she was very, very good," she said. "There is one scene where she's sat on the couch and Rob comes in with a Harry Potter book. That took my breath away because that was Sophie. That looked like her, it felt like her."

London's Will Coker graded the show using the Nucoda Film Master. Generally, he kept it natural with certain scenes enhanced, such as building an uneasy, nervous hospital atmosphere by greens, yellows, and sickly skin tones. The audio was mixed on a D-Control surface led by senior sound mixer Karl Mainzer.

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