The real case of the serial killer has always been a frequent guest of film material,
From "The Silence of the Lambs", "From Hell", "Angel of Death" to "Extreme Evil",
There are countless film and television works adapted from serial killer cases.
However, the serial killer I'm going to talk about today is something special —
He was dubbed "the most bt bikini killer" by the Thai police,
Killed 6 women in bikinis in succession,
After his arrest, he successfully escaped from prison three times in a row.
But the above are not the most bizarre, the most bizarre is -
After his release from prison, he hired an agent,
Specialized in contacting media and film companies, doing paid interviews, and selling film and television adaptation rights.
Aamir Khan, who is familiar to everyone, almost negotiated cooperation with him!
Finally, relying on this magical operation, he once became a popular star...
This serial killer,
It is Charles Sorbrey, known as the "bikini killer.".
The play I want to talk about today is adapted from his true story,
Come, let's take a look at —"
The Viper
Tom Senran
The film is co-produced by the BBC and Netflix.
After the start of the broadcast, the ratings went all the way up.
IMDb scored 7.7, douban counterattack 8.3.
Even the always harsh Irish Times gave it a high rating: a compelling true crime drama.
The story begins with a man named Alain —
He, who calls himself Alain,
And in addition to Alain, he has many other names,
A. Gauty, William Bloom, Dominic... it's his name on his passport or business card.
Charles Saubrai, on the other hand, is his real name.
There are only three people who know the name: mother, ex-wife, and lover.
And the police gave him a code name, called Viper.
Venomous snakes are inherently poisonous, and so is Charles—
Charles was ostensibly a jeweler, but in fact a master of poisoning.
A hallucinogen, put into a drink, is enough to make people dizzy and kill.
In 1975, it was a time of high hippie enthusiasm.
In order to rebel against social customs and politics,
Hippies run away from home, to the East, to the bottom, to the land of suffering, to travel around, looking for the meaning of life.
The Dutch couple, William and Lena, are one of them.
Passing by the jewelry store, William wants to buy Lena a ring as a wedding gift.
Unfortunately, the ring was too expensive, and William was shy, so he had to give up,
Just when the two wanted to turn around and leave, they were suddenly stopped by a man.
The man who stopped them was none other than Charles.
Charles told the little couple —
You can make them rings with diamonds and sapphires,
And the price is only half that of a jewelry store!
He also warmly invited the young couple to travel to Bangkok and promised to entertain them warmly.
There must be a demon when things go wrong, and Charles obviously has no good intentions,
However, this little couple is silly and sweet,
A little couple who are full of joy and think that they have met a kind person,
I don't know if they've fallen into a bottomless black hole at this point...
Charles wants to use diamonds as a lure to set out all the money of the little couple,
Seeing that the plan was about to succeed, Lena hesitated,
She didn't care about the money, she didn't care about the preservation of value that diamonds brought, she felt that William's love was enough.
The bright diamond business has failed,
Charles, the poisonous snake, finally spat out a red letter...
Charles methodically implemented his tried-and-true killing routine—
First, I looked for an opportunity to drug in the drink.
When the poison takes effect, take the other party away.
Then beatings, abuse, and finally burning alive...
In this way, Alain killed at least 12 people in Thailand.
Some people may ask, so rampant, no one can control him?
You know, in Thailand in 1975, the social environment was more complicated than it is now.
In order to do the smuggling business, Alain has long opened up contacts from all sides.
He even fell in love with the daughter of the police chief.
If someone reported him for poisoning, smuggling, and killing people, he would be treated as a troublemaker.
Even diplomats report it to no avail.
With only a fake passport, Alain was able to get out of prison.
Charles rubbed shoulders with legal sanctions again and again, making him more and more crazy,
He even triumphantly told reporters that no law could punish him.
He was so proud of this that even American television and Time Magazine were reporting on his escape from prison.
In this way, he was at large for almost 30 years!
It was not until 2003 that he was arrested in Nepal and sentenced to life in prison.
Do you think justice is late but it's coming?
Not.
After his release from prison, he got a French passport and lived a leisurely pension life.
He even hired a promotional agent,
Specialized in contacting media and film companies for paid interviews.
The interviews and film royalties he received combined exceeded $15 million.
But the film didn't end abruptly here.
The bizarre story of this notorious serial killer continues...
As for what other bizarre stories this serial killer has,
Let's go to the play to find the answer.~
The controversial reality of the subject matter, coupled with a unique photography style, made "Viper" quickly become a hit drama,
And the reason why "Viper" can fire,
Not only in his curious experience, but also in people's fears,
The source of fear is that the perpetrator is too vicious and inhuman.
Just like the "viper" in this play,
He killed so many lives, but there was no sense of guilt.
Fortunately, this drama is not extremely dark,
On the way to the game with the poisonous snake,
A diplomat named Herman has been insisting on justice.
Not all of them are as inhuman as "vipers" .
This may be the last bit of hope and warmth that the director has left us.