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Stillwater Movie: Real-Life Inspiration and Differences from the Amanda Knox Case
The cinematic landscape often mirrors real-world events, sometimes subtly, sometimes overtly. Tom McCarthy’s 2021 drama, Stillwater, starring Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, and Camille Cottin, is a prime example of a film that undeniably drew from a well-known, deeply divisive true crime saga: the Amanda Knox case. Yet, to simply label Stillwater as a fictionalized retelling…