Praise of reasonable doubt
Vicky Krieps stars in 'Recreation of a Murder', judicial thriller by veteran Irish director Jim Sheridan
'Recreation of a murder'
- Directed and written by: Jim Sheridan and David Merriman89 minutesIreland and Luxembourg (2025)Starring Vicky Krieps, Colm Meaney, Aidan Gillen and Jim Sheridan
It hasn't been that long since Jurat Nº 2 premiered. Clint Eastwood's latest film was already a courtroom drama that offered a variation on 12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet's 1957 classic. That is to say: the film concluded in a jury deliberation room to involve the viewer in the doubts about the innocence or guilt of an accused. This is exactly what happens in Recreation of a Murder, but with a much more marked resemblance to Lumet's film. So an experienced viewer can imagine it entirely as if it were a remake: eleven people on a jury are convinced of one thing, and the only one who isn't ends up changing the minds of the rest.
As this same experienced audience does not usually find fault with courtroom dramas, and even celebrates their classicism and conventions, Recreation of a Murder
As this same veteran audience is not accustomed to finding fault with courtroom films, and even celebrates their classicism and conventions,