“The title of this extraordinary documentary from Vanessa Engle is not hyperbole
The Times”

““A devastating documentary. Engle’s clever, often mischievous, questions and observations from behind the camera have become a trademark.”
The Daily Telegraph”

““Vanessa Engle has built a reputation on asking straight questions about knotty subjects. Engle’s television documentaries on the art world, Jews, lefties, Harley Street and domestic violence have been marked out by humanity, curiosity and her disarming, direct interviewing style. The British journalist’s new film, though, is perhaps the most disturbing of her 30-year career. The Unbelievable Story of Carl Beech is one of those rare titles that’s not an exaggeration.”
The Times”

““The forensically detailed film hears from Carl himself, the wrongly accused and their loved ones, and examens the abject failings of a system that let such a damaging lie get so far. Truly ‘unbelievable’.”
The Sun”

““A hard-hitting documentary, providing instructive insight into this truly unbelievable story.”
The Daily Mail”

““Watching a Vanessa Engle documentary is like watching a really good cleaner tackle a cluttered, filthy room. First, there’s the deep breath in to contemplate the appalling vista. Then the decluttering starts – evidence taken out, dusted down and examined piece by piece to determine whether it is valuable or not, then binned or replaced as necessary. Then the room itself is cleaned and swept for details, with Engle mopping the floor as she backs out of a place now fit for purpose.
Like so many of Engle’s previous films – The Cult Next Door or more recently, The $50 Million Art Swindle – it succeeded in laying bare the human frailties we try to guard against individually, but which, when they infest a collective endeavour or an institution, bring about disproportionate destruction and harm. But on we go, clearing one room at a time, as best we can.”
The Guardian”