Murdered for Being Different
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59% Critic Match

Murdered for Being Different

5.9 / 10 2017 1h 2mNR English
CrimeDramaTV Movie

Storyline

Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they were dressed as goths.

Cast & Crew

Abigail Lawrie

Abigail Lawrie

Sophie Lancaster

Lead
Nico Mirallegro

Nico Mirallegro

Rob Maltby

Chanel Cresswell

Chanel Cresswell

DC Steph Farley

Sally Lindsay

Sally Lindsay

Tracey Maltby

Sophie McShera

Sophie McShera

Mandy Gorman

LB

Lewis Brown

Danny Hulme

Dominic Carter

Dominic Carter

DC Mark Green

AC

Amelia Clarke

Sam Gorman

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Andrew Williams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Murdered for Being Different is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker