MURDER IN MEXICO: The Bruce Beresford Redman Story

Directed by: Mark Gantt
Written by: Ron McGee
Produced by: Nancy Leopardi and Ross Kohn
Starring: Colin Egglesfield, Leonor Varela and Brianne Davis
Director of Photography: Andrew Russo
Editor: Rowan Glenn

Bruce Beresford-Redman, a producer for the hit reality show Survivor, takes his wife Monica and their children on vacation to Mexico in an effort to salvage his crumbling marriage after he is caught cheating. But when Monica is found strangled to death, the police soon look to Bruce as their number one suspect. As his wife’s friends and family start to turn on him and even his friends become suspicious, Bruce faces extradition to Mexico to stand trial for her murder. Based on a True story.

The film premiered on Lifetime on September 26, 2015 with 1.3 million views.

VARIETY REVIEW (Brian Lowry)

TV Review: ‘Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story’

…Yet this acquisition, “Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story,” chronicles what happened with admirable restraint, presenting the circumstances in a manner that leaves room for alternate theories of what transpired.

Directed by Mark Gantt from a script by Ron McGee, the movie shrewdly depicts what might have happened twice, during Bruce’s account of how he got those wounds and, later, when the prosecution presents its theory of the crime. In the process, the filmmakers manage to conjure suspicions both about the quality of the evidence and Beresford-Redman’s guilt, given the holes in his version of events. 

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RED CARPET REPORT

TV Review: Lifetime’s “Murder in Mexico” Raises the Bar in Storytelling of a ‘Based on a True Story’ Genre Movie under the direction of Mark Gantt

Many of the movies on Lifetime are based on true stories and are filled with drama, and almost all of them have been streamed on my television and yes, watched by me. For years, Lifetime movies have been my escape, especially when I don’t have time to read a book on a beach, which is where I’d rather be… However, “Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story” is not your ordinary Lifetime movie, it is smart, evokes thought and takes you on a ride of seeing both sides of the story that is being told…

If you haven’t watched Lifetime lately, you’re missing out. This year they added a new scripted drama, UnREAL, which was a huge hit with us as well. If this is the direction of where Lifetime is going, bringing higher caliber movies like “Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story” to their viewers, their new Lifetime Movie Club subscription service should be a hit.

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