Deceit

Based on a real-life event, this film delves into the contentious honeytrap operation central to the 1992 police probe of a young mother’s murder in London. It scrutinizes the intricate and harmful sexual dynamics of the early ’90s and the police’s fixation on an innocent suspect. “Deceit” immerses viewers in a troubled environment where an undercover female officer, known by the alias ‘Lizzie James,’ is tasked with seducing a man believed to be the murderer.