Tragedy in Vilnius: Netflix documentary re-examines Marie Trintignant’s murder

The TV series, one of the most watched in France, reconstructs the murder of Marie Trintignant beaten by rockstar Bertrand Cantat in 2003. At the time, the man was treated leniently

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For several years, a famous French group has publicly defended Bertrand Cantat's right to redemption, sparking a complex and passionate debate about the possibility of a return to the stage of the former singer of Noir Désir.

Tragedy in Vilnius: Netflix documentary re-examines Marie Trintignant’s murder

More than 20 years after the brutal killing of the French actress Marie Trintignant in Vilnius, a new Netflix documentary, From Rock Star to Killer (De rockstar à tueur: le cas Cantat), is reigniting debate over domestic violence and how society perceives both victims and perpetrators.

In the documentary "From rockstar to killer: the Cantat case", broadcast on Netflix, the singer goes back on her numerous speeches to denounce the violence of the leader of Noir Désir, condemned for the murder of actress Marie Trintignant in 2003.

More than twenty years after the murder of Marie Trintignant by Bertrand Cantat, Netflix's documentary revives the memory of an unusual media affair. A story that the younger ones discover, shocked by what was said at the time.