Richarte: 19 months of an innocent in hell

2020. Seven bags appear floating in the Saladillo stream in Argentina. Inside, the dismembered body of a woman. The horrendous crime turns the entire community upside down. Here begins the three mourning periods for Pepa Richarte, a Spanish woman who was staying with her husband at the victim's house: first, learning that her friend had been murdered, then seeing herself imprisoned accused of the crime, and finally, after 19 months fighting for Proving her innocence in one of the most extreme prisons in the world, discovering that the real murderer was her own husband who would rather see her imprisoned than testify in her favor. This is the story of the nightmare lived by an innocent woman, convicted without evidence, and the courage she found to overcome it.

We are looking for a Spain/Argentina co-production.

Data sheet
  • Year

    2023

  • Typology

    Docs

  • Genre

    Drama Thriller

  • Duration

    4 x 50'

  • Format

    Documentary Series

Technical and artistic team
Sinopsis

2020. Seven bags appear floating in the Saladillo stream in Argentina. Inside, the dismembered body of a woman. The horrendous crime turns the entire community upside down. Here begins the three mourning periods for Pepa Richarte, a Spanish woman who was staying with her husband at the victim's house: first, learning that her friend had been murdered, then seeing herself imprisoned accused of the crime, and finally, after 19 months fighting for Proving her innocence in one of the most extreme prisons in the world, discovering that the real murderer was her own husband who would rather see her imprisoned than testify in her favor. This is the story of the nightmare lived by an innocent woman, convicted without evidence, and the courage she found to overcome it.

We are looking for a Spain/Argentina co-production.

Status
  • Looking for

    • Coproducer

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