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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey poster
Directed by
Jim Donovan
Genre
true crime
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 691 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl is kidnapped and held captive by a serial killer. The film follows her ordeal and her efforts to survive and escape.

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What happens

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey is a 2018 American true crime film, filmed in Canada, directed by Jim Donovan. The film was released on September 30, 2018, by Lifetime in United States and by Showcase in Canada. On June 4, 2021, it was released worldwide by Netflix. The film stars Katie Douglas, Rossif Sutherland, and David James Elliott. The film recounts the true story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984. In addition to its television broadcast, the film also received a special theatrical screening in Tampa, at the very same theater where Bobby Joe Long was arrested in 1984. The screening of this movie was attended by the real Lisa McVey Noland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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