OPINION: This Is (Not) A True Story

This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred. The Coen brothers began their film FARGO with this title card. In a piece of trivia that’s now widely known, there is no such true story. There are a few similarities with real cases but these are

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