The Trials of Oscar Pistorius review: Sprinter and convicted murderer emerges as a complex and difficult figure in lengthy BBC documentary
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The trailer for The Trials of Oscar Pistorius was widely criticised when it appeared last week for not including the name of Pistorius’s victim, his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Dr Fern Riddell, a historian, tweeted that “In seven years, with all that’s supposedly changed about editorial practice and how we talk about these stories, she’s just back to being the unnamed girlfriend.” Steenkamp’s mother, June, said she “shook with anger” when she heard about it. The first episode opens in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, when reports came in of an incident at Pistorius’s home in Pretoria. He emerges as a complex and difficult figure, a driven, talented athlete determined not to let his disabilities define him, who could Inevitably, The Trials of Oscar Pistorius aspires to more than just retelling an extraordinary tale.
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