The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1

Episode aired Sep 27, 2020
TV-G
1h 38m

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6.4/10

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The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1 (2020)

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This is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews fro... Read allThis is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and famil... Read allThis is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and family members of Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told twofold. Primarily concerning events of th... Read all

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- Daniel Gordon

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

418

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Director
- Daniel Gordon

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2lonebjorkmann

Obviously a defence case

Great commentary and fair filming, but the case is being made for the defence the whole way. Yes I would like it, if I for some reason believed him to be innocent before watching. As a neutral viewer it was an apparent defence case for Pistorious. I watched until halfway E3, which was more than generous, then had enough of this brainwash special of the day 😂 I don't know how much was paid to generate this obvious ad campaign for Pistorious but it didn't sway me.

DocuFan2021

Will It Ever End?

This show is surprisingly bad for such a great series. Twice the length it needs to be, anyone wanting to learn about the crime & evidence won't find a clear picture here, it jumps all over the place and wanders off down tons of rabbit holes (on & on) without presenting a cohesive story or making any point - then abruptly ends. Disappointing.

5jenniferwarnock

The OJ of South Africa...

30 for 30 is a great series, and for a in-depth and much more fair and balanced athlete turned superstar, turned murderer, check out the trials of O. J. Simpson. The Oscar Pistorius has long been of interest to me, namely, for its sensational value, but also for ties that I have to South Africa. This documentary should've been called boo-hoo for Oscar very little of the prosecution has airtime, and fewer of the victims family has their say. It's interesting. No doubt sure it shows his humanity, but it leaves out a lot of other run-ins. He had with the law and a lot of other jealousies that he had. For more fair look at this case, check out the documentary Amazon prime released a couple years ago.

1dancingsheep-78962

Just a defense for Oscar

I stopped watching after one episode, disgusting, just a bunch of rich people trying to make their guilty family member look innocent. Very little mention or respect towards the victim who was killed by spoiled rich boy. I guess her class status was too low.

Another thing is that anyone can see how those long springy blades would give this guy a definite unfair advantage, don't understand why this would be allowed in competition.

I'm sure he's out of prison by now and living his best life at uncles "cottage", really a mansion with a first floor gym and large pool so he can work out and keep in shape. Hope what he did haunts him and he has a miserable life.

1cconnorreim

Didn't succeed

If the people behind this documentary hoped to offer a sympathetic view of Pistorius, or to try and rehabilitate his image, they didn't succeed. We already knew about Oscar's challenges as a child, his incredible determination to be recognized for his abilities, and not his disabilities. But what is glaring is his insecurities, impulsiveness, his temper, and inability to accept responsibility for anything. His privilege has allowed him an early release from prison, and an opportunity to re-write the narrative. The way this documentary unfolds, you get the impression his wealthy uncle paid to have the story told the way they want Oscar to be seen, rather than an unbiased account of Oscar before and after the murder of Reeva Steencamp.