Amanda Knox (2016)

- I watched this primarily because they discussed it on a recent episode of the Crime Writers On podcast (which I have not listened to yet) but also because there was something about this case that I found interesting; I recall reading about this case in the past but had not heard anything about it recently
- to put it succinctly this movie is about Amanda Knox, the young American woman who in 2007 along with her Raffaele Sollecito, her boyfriend at the time, was accused and convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate, when they were both living in Perugia, Italy; the case was appealed and after spending 4 years in prison Amanda and Raffaele were acquitted
- Rody Guede, in a separate trial, was accused and convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher; he is still in prison serving out a 16 year prison term
- Amanda and Raffaele were acquitted because upon closer examination the DNA evidence the prosecutor used to make his case was contaminated and inconclusive, although there was evidence to suggest that more than one person was involved in the murder
- Unfortunately the movie isn't about the murder case but is about Amanda, but there it falls short of providing a picture of who she is; a good deal of the movie is given to discussing the case and showing images from the crime scene; in the end the movie seems very inconclusive
- a number of people were interviewed for the documentary but the four primary interview subjects are Amanda, Raffaele, the lead prosecutor, and a British journalist

Links: imdb - Crime Writers On