Netflix s
Sobhraj may have killed upwards of 24 people. Apr 1, 2021
“This drama is inspired by real events” the title card played at the onset for each episode of Netflix and BBC’s
The Serpent is usually code for malarky. “Inspired by true events” typically gives filmmakers the leniency to depict almost anything: extraterrestrials, exorcisms, etc.
The Serpent also takes the extra precaution of warning viewers that the dialogue in the film is entirely fabricated. All this language, however, is less for dramatic setup than legal insurance;
The Serpent depicts a series of real international crimes and real historical victims. The crimes are almost too great to be believed, the victim’s experiences too horrifying to be imagined.
My chilling encounter with serial killer Charles Sobhraj
As The Serpent draws to a close, one writer recalls interviewing the serial killer in prison - and his shocking lack of remorse
Natural born killer: Charles Sobhraj
In December 2003, Central Jail in the Nepali capital Kathmandu was everything one might expect from a prison in a developing country. Its high walls, interspersed by watchtowers topped with barbed wire, were patrolled by armed guards. The visitor’s room was a cold, dirty, rectangular cell, divided by a chest-high wall topped with a wire fence. Visitors were forced to sit on low benches. One had to crane one’s neck upwards to see the prisoners on the opposite side of the wire, their hands and feet shackled. When the room was busy, everyone shouted.
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