The documentary film The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane examines the headline-grabbing murder of 21-year-old British tourist, Grace Millane, while on a two-week solo holiday in Auckland, New Zealand in 2018.

Release Date

Directed by Helena Coan, The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane will be released in theaters and on demand on March 29, 2024.

Synopsis

The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane delves into the tragic case of 21-year-old Grace Millane, whose solo holiday in New Zealand ended in a shocking murder, exposing disturbing attitudes about violence towards women.

The film explores the shocking case with chilling newly released CCTV footage and interviews, offering insightful perspectives on this tragic event and how the case highlighted disturbing attitudes about violence towards women.

Director Helena Coan confronts the frightening case of Grace Millane’s murder, exploring regressive societal attitudes towards women that the trial laid bare.

Director Coan commented, “Making a film about someone’s daughter, sister, friend, is not a responsibility I take lightly and my focus throughout this process was to center Grace in her own story. What happened to Grace deeply affected me and the way she was portrayed by some after her death horrified me. This film is an opportunity to tell the truth of what actually happened to her, as well as to show the silent burden that many of us carry with us every day – that this could happen to us too. Using predominantly the unflinching, unquestionable lens of CCTV footage allows the audience to be observers, to sit and watch a night unfold, a night that will feel familiar to all of us – a first date. Watching something so innocent evolve into something so abhorrent is a deeply unsettling experience, but one that I hope raises difficult, necessary questions and challenges our preconceptions about violence against women.”

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane