Apr 3, 2021
You’d be hard pressed to find a fictional hero as compelling as Herman Knippenberg, the Dutch diplomat in Netflix’s
The Serpent who initiates an international investigation into the crimes of Charles Sobhraj, a con man and killer responsible for at least a dozen murders.
Knippenberg, the on-screen character, fills the series’ truth-seeking detective role. But unlike his cinematic predecessors, Knippenberg has no business handling the investigation. He’s a diplomat. He’s told to hand over his findings to the Thai police. He doesn’t carry a gun. He refuses at least initially a gun. What forces him into obsessiveness and compulsion isn’t some sort of ego drive I’ll show them I’m right! nor any killer-hunting fetish; Knippenberg appears driven solely by his duty to office and country, and to the families of two travelers found dead in Thailand.
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The Serpent : The True Story Behind the Netflix Show
On 4/2/21 at 3:00 AM EDT
The Serpent is streaming now on Netflix, and is the streamer s latest foray into true crime. The show, which aired on the BBC in the U.K. in early 2021, tells the story of Charles Sobhraj (played by Tahar Rahim), who evaded the police for decades while embarking on a global crime spree. Though the Netflix show mostly focuses on the murders that Sobhraj committed, this is just the tip of the iceberg of the true story.
The true story behind
The Serpent on Netflix
Born in what was then Saigon (and is now Hoi Chi Minh City) in Vietnam, Sobhraj criminal career began with petty crimes in France in the 1960s. In fact, he first went to prison in 1963 in Paris for burglary.
Netflix s
Sobhraj may have killed upwards of 24 people. Apr 1, 2021
“This drama is inspired by real events” the title card played at the onset for each episode of Netflix and BBC’s
The Serpent is usually code for malarky. “Inspired by true events” typically gives filmmakers the leniency to depict almost anything: extraterrestrials, exorcisms, etc.
The Serpent also takes the extra precaution of warning viewers that the dialogue in the film is entirely fabricated. All this language, however, is less for dramatic setup than legal insurance;
The Serpent depicts a series of real international crimes and real historical victims. The crimes are almost too great to be believed, the victim’s experiences too horrifying to be imagined.
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“This drama is inspired by real events” the title card played at the onset for each episode of Netflix and BBC’s
The Serpent is usually code for malarky.“Inspired by true events” typically gives filmmakers the leniency to depict almost anything: extraterrestrials, exorcisms, etc.
The Serpent also takes the extra precaution of warning viewers that the dialogue in the film is entirely fabricated. All this language, however, is less for dramatic setup than legal insurance;
The Serpent depicts a series of real international crimes and real historical victims. The crimes are almost too great to be believed, the victim’s experiences too horrifying to be imagined.
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