The shocking murder of 21-year-old British backpacker, Grace Millane, in New Zealand grabbed headlines around the world in 2018, as did the ensuing investigation and trial. This chilling true-crime documentary revisits the night of her tragic murder with previously unseen footage and expert analysis, exploring the alarming, regressive attitudes laid bare in the subsequent trial, and highlighting important, broader issues of violence against women in today’s society.
Direction
Coan refuses to sensationalize, letting institutional cruelty speak.
Editing
Archive footage and trial coverage woven with devastating precision.
Director
Helena Coan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Millane's murder sparked New Zealand's first 'rough sex defense' reform campaign, with law changes following in 2022.
The killer's name suppression order—rare in NZ—ironically made him more notorious; 'that Tinder murderer' became searchable code.
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