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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

2018 · 87 min

A harrowing but ultimately hopeful true-crime drama that grips with tension and empathy, leaving a lasting emotional impact.

Overview: On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, trauma, justice, isolation
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
trauma
justice
isolation
healing
Places: big city
suburbs
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong