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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

Program Overview

scripted

1 x 120 min (Feature)

PRODUCER

Cineflix Productions

BROADCASTER

Lifetime (US)

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey recounts the incredible kidnapping of 17-year-old Lisa McVey who, after working a late shift at the local donut shop, is taken prisoner and raped by a sadistic predator. Before the shocking event, Lisa had already endured years of abuse by a family member, and was contemplating suicide. But now that she finds herself in a desperate fight for survival, she not only finds the will to go on, but works to outsmart her captor. After escaping no one believes her shocking story, and it isn’t until a kind-hearted detective takes the time to truly connect that the authorities realize that not only is it all true, but that Lisa holds the key to finding her cruel attacker.

#1 Movie on Netflix in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Malta, Iceland, and Pakistan when it launched in June 2021.

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Awards

Best TV Movie winner
Canadian Screen Awards
2020
Best Writing, TV Movie winner
Canadian Screen Awards
2020