Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle's True Story
Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle's True Story (French: Cocaïne, prison & likes : la vraie histoire d'Isabelle) is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered in 2022 on Crave.[1] The film profiles Isabelle Lagacé, a Canadian woman who spent several years in prison in Australia after being caught on a cruise ship in 2016 with more than 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her room;[2] Lagacé and her friend and travel companion Mélina Roberge, who was also arrested and imprisoned, had been recruited into the scheme by a professional drug smuggler, and agreed to participate because the cruise offered them an opportunity to build their brands as social media influencers by posting glamorous content from around the world.[3]
Roberge did not participate in the film, instead telling her version of the story in her book Sans filtre, which was published earlier in the same year.[4]
Produced by Urbania and Connect3 and directed by Sébastien Trahan, the series production was announced in July 2022.[5] The series was released in both English and French versions, premiering on Crave in December 2022.[1]
The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Factual Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Frédérique De Simone, "«Cocaïne, prison & likes»: la mise à nu d'Isabelle". Le Journal de Montréal, November 30, 2022.
- ^ Annabelle Caillou, "Six ans plus tard, Isabelle Lagacé et Mélina Roberge se racontent". Le Devoir, December 2, 2022.
- ^ Guillaume Picard, "Arrêtée et emprisonnée en Australie: Isabelle Lagacé se confie dans «Cocaïne, prison et likes»". Le Journal de Montréal, November 2, 2022.
- ^ Maya Johnson, "From prison in Australia to author: Quebec cocaine smuggler and wannabe influencer tells her tale". CTV News Montreal, October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Crave orders docuseries on Montreal influencer drug scandal". RealScreen, July 12, 2022.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Award Nominees in Documentary and Factual Categories". Point of View, March 6, 2024.
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