Bruce Beresford-Redmon was accused of murdering his wife Monica while they and their two children, Katie and Miles, were on vacation in Cancun. Bruce fled the country and was subsequently extradited to Mexico, where he stood trial for three years and was sentenced to twelve years in prison for murder.
The filmmakers present a detailed scenario of Bruce's background as a reality television producer, an adulterer, and a man occasionally prone to violence. But did he really murder his wife?
The film strongly implies that Bruce was innocent of the alleged crime. There was a tantalizing detail about a waiter at the hotel who should have been considered a suspect in the case. Instead, the waiter is never located and interrogated by the authorities. At the critical hearing prior to the trial, Bruce's Mexican attorney does not even bring up the matter of the suspicious waiter.
Monica was a devoted wife and mother, as well as a successful entrepreneur in running the Zabumba restaurant in L.A. She was also justifiably hurt and angered by her husband's affair. One inexplicable moment in the film occurs when Monica discovers text messages from Bruce's former paramour, Hillary Sanders, on Bruce's cellphone at their Cancun hotel. Hilary had definitely appeared to have ended the relationship with Bruce and even stopped working for him. Those text messages required greater explanation than the filmmakers provided.
AN UPDATE: On June 20, 2019, after serving 7 1/2 years in prison, Bruce Beresford-Redmon was released and returned to the United States. When contacted recently by reporters in October, 2020, Bruce said the following: "No comment." At the very least, Bruce did not get a fair trial, and at the worst, the entire process involved a rush to judgment.
The filmmakers present a detailed scenario of Bruce's background as a reality television producer, an adulterer, and a man occasionally prone to violence. But did he really murder his wife?
The film strongly implies that Bruce was innocent of the alleged crime. There was a tantalizing detail about a waiter at the hotel who should have been considered a suspect in the case. Instead, the waiter is never located and interrogated by the authorities. At the critical hearing prior to the trial, Bruce's Mexican attorney does not even bring up the matter of the suspicious waiter.
Monica was a devoted wife and mother, as well as a successful entrepreneur in running the Zabumba restaurant in L.A. She was also justifiably hurt and angered by her husband's affair. One inexplicable moment in the film occurs when Monica discovers text messages from Bruce's former paramour, Hillary Sanders, on Bruce's cellphone at their Cancun hotel. Hilary had definitely appeared to have ended the relationship with Bruce and even stopped working for him. Those text messages required greater explanation than the filmmakers provided.
AN UPDATE: On June 20, 2019, after serving 7 1/2 years in prison, Bruce Beresford-Redmon was released and returned to the United States. When contacted recently by reporters in October, 2020, Bruce said the following: "No comment." At the very least, Bruce did not get a fair trial, and at the worst, the entire process involved a rush to judgment.