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Netflix Debuts '50 Segundos: The Fernando Báez Sosa Case' With Interviews From Six Convicted Men

New on-camera accounts refocus attention on how video and witness testimony shaped the investigation and trial.

Overview

  • The docuseries premiered on Netflix and reconstructs the January 2020 killing in Villa Gesell using archival footage and new interviews.
  • Six of the eight men convicted in the case appear with statements from prison, describing shame, remorse and heavy drinking that night.
  • Security-camera and cellphone videos, along with witness accounts that included a racist insult, are presented as central to the convictions.
  • Sentences upheld in the case include life imprisonment for five defendants and 15-year terms for three as secondary participants.
  • Coverage tied to the release notes an October 12 prison incident that briefly isolated Máximo Thomsen and highlights criticism from rescuer Virginia Pérez Antonelli over her omission from the series.