What Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Gets Right and Wrong About the Borden Murders
Netflix released a series called "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story," starring Ella Beatty, Rebecca Hall, and Charlie Hunnam. The show dramatizes the 1892 Borden murders, presenting them through the lens of female rage. However, the actual historical murders remain uncertain in their details, and the series takes creative liberties with what actually happened.
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