Receiving an Honorary Giraldillo at this year’s SEFF, legendary filmmaker Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) directs and co-writes with David Merriman this bold fusion of fiction and docudrama in the reconstruction of a trial that never took place. The conviction in absentia of British journalist Ian Bailey for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier constitutes one of the most shocking events in recent Irish history. Offering a contemporary twist on 12 Angry Men, this compelling thriller imagines the complex debate that a jury (including the fabulous Vicky Krieps, among other familiar faces) might have had around the elusive facts. Meticulous staging avoids closed-door theatricality in this thrilling exploration of a true crime case that was resolved purely on paper, but as this particular subgenre often teaches us—these cases never truly close.