Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer


2h 2017

Brief Synopsis

The story of Pistorius, dubbed the Blade Runner, and his rise to fame as the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympics. The movie chronicles Pistorius' resilience to overcome his disability combined with his apparent fairy tale relationship with model Reeva Steenkamp. It all shattered Valentine's Day night in 2013 when four bullets were fired and Reeva's life was taken. Her shocking death and the courtroom drama that followed captured the world's attention. Told from the point of view of Steenkamp and her mother, the movie looks at the events leading up to the killing, the relationship between Oscar and Reeva, the cracks that were forming in it, as well as what allegedly happened on that tragic night and the courtroom trials that followed.

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2017
Production Company
Lifetime Entertainment Television ; Swirl Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

The story of Pistorius, dubbed the Blade Runner, and his rise to fame as the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympics. The movie chronicles Pistorius' resilience to overcome his disability combined with his apparent fairy tale relationship with model Reeva Steenkamp. It all shattered Valentine's Day night in 2013 when four bullets were fired and Reeva's life was taken. Her shocking death and the courtroom drama that followed captured the world's attention. Told from the point of view of Steenkamp and her mother, the movie looks at the events leading up to the killing, the relationship between Oscar and Reeva, the cracks that were forming in it, as well as what allegedly happened on that tragic night and the courtroom trials that followed.

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2017
Production Company
Lifetime Entertainment Television ; Swirl Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States November 11, 2017

Based on a true story.