Hola amigas y amigos de Movies & TV Shows. Hac铆a tiempo que una propuesta policiaca no me generaba tantas emociones encontradas como Deceit o Seduciendo a un asesino.
Est谩 miniserie brit谩nica de 4 capitulos, dirigida por Niall MacCormik nos pone sobre la mesa un gui贸n, a m铆 juicio muy bien elaborado por Emilia di Girolamo y unas interpretaciones bien convincentes, en especial de los roles protag贸nicos. Combinaci贸n que nos presenta una historia basada en hechos reales ocurridos en el Reino Unido por la d茅cada de 1990.
De que va la trama?
La historia se desenvuelve a partir del brutal asesinato de una joven madre soltera a plena luz del d铆a frente a su hijo peque帽o. La polic铆a comienza a atar cabos y, ayudados por un supuesto experto en psicolog铆a criminal encuentra a un sospechoso: Colin Stagg(interpretado de modo genial por Sion Young).
Seg煤n el an谩lisis del perfil psicol贸gico, Colin es el asesino. No obstante, no hay pruebas que lo incriminen, m谩s all谩 de que estuvo cerca del lugar del crimen y una supuesta perversi贸n en sus fantasias sexuales. Nada, que resulta un hueso duro de roer, al que no pueden arrancarle una confesi贸n.
Aqui entra en escena Niamh Algar, interpretando a Lizzie James. Lizzie es una agente que en el campo ha resultado pieza clave para el 茅xito de varios operativos. Sin embargo, se enfrenta a la discriminaci贸n de g茅nero en su trabajo. A pesar de su excelente desempe帽o, el cr茅dito por la resoluci贸n de los casos se le ha otorgado a los oficiales varones que participan en ellos.
Aqu铆 esta la principal motivaci贸n de Lizzie para asumir el papel de cebo sexual y lograr que Colin confiese o se incrimine tratando de hacerle da帽o a ella. Lizzie necesita demostrarse a s铆 misma de que puede con el caso y que no la han escogido solo porque encaja en el perfil f铆sico que atrae al asesino. Esta motivaci贸n influir谩 de modo obsesivo en su desempe帽o durante el operativo.
En otra cara del puzle se encuentra DI Keith Pedder (Harry Treadeway), oficial que dirige el caso asesorado por el psic贸logo Paul Britton (Eddie Marsan). Este equipo se encuentra presionado por los pesos pesados de Scotland Yard puesto que el asesinato de Rachel Nickel constituye el foco de la opini贸n p煤blica. Adem谩s, se considera que el agresor constituye un presunto asesino en serie y deben actuar antes de que vuelva a matar.
En ese contexto Lizzie comienza a preparar el personaje de Sadie Byrne. Debe interpretar a una joven con oscuros deseos sexuales que encajan con el perfil de Colin. Vuelvo aqu铆 a la actuaci贸n de Niamh Algar, magistral para m铆. Nos presenta a una actriz interpretando el rol de actriz.
Lizzie tiene que montar un personaje convincente para Colin, lo cual le exige un esfuerzo extraordinario. Debe aprender a manejarse como una persona con fantas铆as sexuales sadomasoquistas. Adem谩s, tiene que aprender a autorregular la repulsi贸n que le genera el asesino para lograr seducirlo, ganarse su confianza y hacer que confiese. Al mismo tiempo, se sabe en peligro pues se encuentra incitando en la "la fiera" los instintos que le llevan a matar.
Los efectos del estr茅s que genera esta situaci贸n en Lizzie son palpables. Es una situaci贸n que se prolonga por m谩s tiempo del que inicialmente fue proyectado. La opini贸n p煤blica exige resultados. Est谩 latente la posibilidad de que Colin vuelva a asesinar. Presi贸n total! Que influir谩 o mejor dicho, influy贸 en el desenlace del caso. Recordemos que fue un hecho real.
No te digo m谩s sobre la trama. Solo te invito a ver la miniserie para que intentes resolver el caso, c贸mo lo intente yo. La sensaci贸n que me dejaba cada cap铆tulo era la de frustraci贸n. La misma frustraci贸n que experimentaba Lizzie al no poder lograr el objetivo que se plantearon.
Me ocurri贸 que iba elaborando en mi mente lo que deb铆a hacer el personaje de Sadie para entrar en la cabeza de Colin. Pasa que daba la sensaci贸n de penetrar su mundo, incluso de manipularlo a su antojo, pero a煤n as铆 no confesaba. Que sucedi贸 en este caso? Cu谩les fueron los factores que incidieron en la dificultad para obtener la confesi贸n de Colin? C贸mo se resuelve el caso al final? Te invito a ver Deceit 馃槈. Me atrevo a asegurar que no adivinas el desenlace.
Solo te anuncio que las sensaciones encontradas que me gener贸 esta propuesta son: el deseo de hacer confesar a Colin y al mismo tiempo el hecho de sentir que se le estaba manipulando de un modo perverso. Esto me pas贸, por supuesto, porque la serie logro que me sintiera como un polic铆a m谩s dentro del caso.
Sin embargo, me surge una pregunta: El fin justifica los medios? Si lo analizas desde la posici贸n de juzgar al supuesto asesino en serie (Recordemos que se es inocente hasta que se demuestre la culpabilidad) entonces si. Se trata de hacer justicia y de evitar otros cr铆menes.
Tambi茅n se nos presenta la historia de Colin. C贸mo es que lleg贸 a ser quien era? Una personalidad marcada por la disfuncionalidad familiar, un sentimiento de exclusi贸n total por parte de sus semejantes, con la 煤nica compa帽铆a de su perro.
Para nada justifico un crimen por el hecho de tener una historia de vida marcada por el sufrimiento. Solo que me cuesta trabajo apelar al truco sucio de la manipulaci贸n, con tal de obtener un fin. No me juzgues, solo observando la serie hasta el final entender谩s por qu茅 me genera esas vivencias. No adivinas el desenlace, pero el gui贸n y la interpretaci贸n de Sion Young te llevan a sentir empat铆a por el sospechoso.
Adem谩s, la propia presi贸n medi谩tica enturbia el proceso y en cierta medida ejerce influencia sobre el desempe帽o de la polic铆a. Esto, a mi juicio fue un factor determinante en el desenlace del caso.
Esperando haberte sembrado la curiosidad por esta serie me despido, agradecido de tu compa帽铆a hasta el final del post. Te dejo un abrazo de amigo.
Texto traducido al ingl茅s por DeepLTranslste.Fotos tomadas durante la proyecci贸n de la serie.
Hello friends of Movies & TV Shows. It has been a long time since a crime thriller had generated so many mixed emotions as Deceit or Seducing a Murderer.
This British miniseries of 4 chapters, directed by Niall MacCormik brings to the table a script, in my opinion very well elaborated by Emilia di Girolamo and some very convincing performances, especially in the leading roles. The combination presents us with a story based on real events that took place in the United Kingdom in the 1990s.
What is the plot about?
The story unfolds from the brutal murder of a young single mother in broad daylight in front of her young son. The police begin to put the pieces together and, with the help of a supposed expert in criminal psychology, they find a suspect: Colin Stagg (played brilliantly by Sion Young).
According to the analysis of the psychological profile, Colin is the murderer. However, there is no evidence to incriminate him, beyond the fact that he was near the crime scene and an alleged perversion in his sexual fantasies. Nothing, he turns out to be a tough nut to crack, from whom they can't extract a confession.
Here Niamh Algar enters the scene, playing Lizzie James. Lizzie is an agent who in the field has been instrumental in the success of several operatives. However, she faces gender discrimination in her job. Despite her excellent performance, the credit for solving cases has been given to the male officers involved in them.
Herein lies Lizzie's main motivation for taking on the role of sexual bait to get Colin to confess or incriminate himself by trying to hurt her. Lizzie needs to prove to herself that she can handle the case and that she has not been chosen just because she fits the physical profile that appeals to the killer. This motivation will obsessively influence her performance during the operation.
On the other side of the puzzle is
DI Keith Pedder (Harry Treadeway), the officer leading the case advised by psychologist Paul Britton (Eddie Marsan). This team is under pressure from the heavyweights at Scotland Yard as the murder of Rachel Nickel is the focus of public opinion. In addition, the assailant is considered to be a suspected serial killer and they must act before he kills again.
It is in this context that Lizzie begins to prepare the character of Sadie Byrne. She is to play a young woman with dark sexual desires that fit Colin's profile. I return here to Niamh Algar's performance, masterful for me. She introduces us to an actress playing the role of an actress.
Lizzie has to assemble a convincing character for Colin, which requires an extraordinary effort from her. She must learn to handle herself as a person with sadomasochistic sexual fantasies. In addition, she has to learn to self-regulate her repulsion for the killer in order to seduce him, gain his trust and get him to confess. At the same time, she knows she is in danger because she finds herself inciting in the "beast" the instincts that lead him to kill.
The effects of the stress this situation generates in Lizzie are palpable. It is a situation that is dragging on for longer than initially projected. Public opinion demands results. There is a latent possibility that Colin will kill again. Total pressure! That will influence or rather, influenced the outcome of the case. Let's remember that it was a real event.
I don't tell you more about the plot. I just invite you to watch the miniseries so you can try to solve the case, as I did. The sensation that each chapter left me with was one of frustration. The same frustration that Lizzie experienced when she couldn't achieve the goal they set out to achieve.
It happened to me that I was working out in my mind what Sadie's character had to do to get into Colin's head. It happened that she gave the sensation of penetrating his world, even manipulating it as she pleased, but still she did not confess. What happened in this case? What were the factors that contributed to the difficulty in obtaining Colin's confession? How is the case resolved in the end? I invite you to watch Deceit 馃槈.I dare say you can't guess the outcome.
I just want to let you know that the mixed feelings that this proposal generated in me are: the desire to make Colin confess and at the same time the fact that I felt that he was being manipulated in a perverse way. This happened to me, of course, because the series made me feel like another cop in the case.
However, a question arises in my mind: does the end justify the means? If you look at it from the position of judging the alleged serial killer (Let's remember that one is innocent until proven guilty) then yes. It is about doing justice and preventing other crimes.
However, we are also presented with Colin's story. How did he become who he was? A personality marked by family dysfunctionality, a feeling of total exclusion by his peers, with the only company of his dog.
I do not at all justify a crime for the fact of having a life story marked by suffering. I just find it hard to appeal to the dirty trick of manipulation in order to obtain an end. Don't judge me, just by watching the series until the end you will understand why it generates these experiences in me. You can't guess the outcome, but the script and Sion Young's performance make you feel empathy for the suspect.
In addition, the media pressure itself clouds the process and to some extent influences the performance of the police. This, in my opinion, was a determining factor in the outcome of the case.
Hoping to have made you curious about this series, I bid you farewell, grateful for your company until the end of the post. I leave you a friendly embrace.
Text translated into English by DeepLTranslste. Photos taken during the screening of the series.
