Overview
- Viewers on a Netflix subreddit recently singled out The Keepers as a must-watch, describing it as powerful and difficult to watch.
- Directed by Ryan White, the series assembles testimony and archival material across seven episodes.
- The narrative centers on Cesnik’s 1969 disappearance in Baltimore and the later discovery that she died from blunt force trauma at age 26.
- Netflix’s description notes the documentary suggests students’ confidential reports of sexual abuse by a late chaplain and guidance counsellor could be linked to the case.
- On release in 2017, the series earned near-universal praise, including a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating and accolades from outlets such as The Age.