Re-Creation

Jim Sheridan pursues truth and justice in a hybrid docudrama where a fictional jury is asked to judge a real criminal case, based on a trial that never took place.

In 1996, film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered at her home in Cork. A British journalist was convicted in absentia in France but was never brought to trial in Ireland. Here, we sit in on a staged jury deliberation—examining facts and testimonies, and gradually realizing how frighteningly easy it is to be manipulated by emotions and sensationalism. Vicky Krieps shines as the juror who goes against the tide, Colm Meaney portrays the suspected murderer, and Sheridan himself plays the jury foreman, in this tribute—co-directed with Merriman—to the classic 12 Angry Men.

– Camilla Larsson

Focus: Truth – The Dual Justice of Punishment

As an introduction to the screening on January 26, an extended introduction will be given by criminologist Magnus Hörnqvist. In the yearbook of the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Hörnqvist writes about just punishment and how ideas of justice have changed over time. A ticket to the film screening is required to attend the talk.

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