
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
根据真实事件改编。65岁的大学退休教师Christopher Jefferies原本过着平静的退休生活,每天早上九点到同一家面包店买面包。Christopher是两栋公寓的房主,将公寓租给了两对年轻情侣。直到十二月的一个寒冷雪夜,其中一个女租客Joanna Yeates失踪,几天后她的尸体在公寓附近的草丛中被发现,这出悲剧旋即成为新闻关注的焦点,Joanna的房东,也就是留着过时而古怪的长白头发的Christopher立即被警方指控为谋杀嫌疑犯而关入监狱,新闻媒体更是大肆炒作,早已将Christopher定为真凶。而冤屈终有昭雪那一天……
December 2010. Retired school teacher Christopher Jefferies, a Bristol resident in his 60s, goes through his orderly morning routine. However, Christopher’s life is about to be turned inside out when one of his tenants, Joanna Yeates, disappears without a trace just before Christmas. As the investigation gathers momentum suspicion soon turns to those who live close to her and as a keyholder and landlord Christopher is questioned. What follows is a descent into chaos and a living nightmare for Jefferies.
Following his release from police custody, Christopher Jefferies remains on bail and housebound at his friend Charles’s home. Meanwhile in Holland, Jefferies’s other tenant is questioned and arrested by police. Despite being cleared by the police, Christopher still feels the stigma of his arrest has affected his public and professional life. Making a decision to fight back and clear his reputation, he embarks upon a journey that will take him through the courts of justice and back into the spotlight.