A 2019 American crime drama directed by Christoph Waltz that is based on the article The Worst Marriage in Georgetown where an ambitious social climber (Waltz) murders his older wife (Vanessa Redgrave) and tries to get himself out being in prison.
The movie also stars Annette Bening, Corey Hawkins, Laura De Carteret, Saad Suddiqui, Ron Lea, and Alexander Crowther.
It was released on April 27, 2019.
Tropes for the film:
- Historical Domain Character:
- Then-Senator Chuck Hagel, who was Senator of Nebraska and old friend of Elsa.
- Pres. George W. Bush appears in archive footage shown during a montage when Mott is supposedly working to help in Iraq.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: The Characters, Ulrich Mott and Elsa Breht, are based on Viola Herms Drath and Albrecht Gero Muth, the subjects of the article.
- One-Word Title: Georgetown.
