Netflix viewers ‘not prepared’ for ‘major twist’ in ‘sickening’ decade-long catfishing case
The new doc from the producers behind The Tinder Swindler drops on Netflix this Wednesday
There's a brand-new documentart that's coming out on Netflix this week and you're going to want to watch it.
From the same producers behind The Tinder Swindler, it follows an extremely 'sickening' decade-long catfishing case and the subsequent human fall-out that followed once the sham was finally uncovered.
Oh yeah, and to make things ever more tense, there's a pretty mind-boggling twist that absolutely no one could have expected.
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Now, I'm sure we're all familiar with what a 'catfish' - when someone creates a fictitious online persona or fake identity with the intent of deception.
This is usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud.
However, in this case, it was neither.
The doc follows British woman Kirat Assi who believed she was in a romantic relationship with a man named Bobby, whom she met on Facebook.
The story goes way back to 2009 when the pair, who knew of each other through their shared Sikh community in London, developed a friendship that turned into a serious romantic relationship.
However, whenever Kirat tried to connect with Bobby in person (or even on phone and video calls) something would get in the way.
"As the years went on, his emotional hold on her tightened," the official synopsis adds.
The film is titled Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare and you can check out the official trailer here:
Without giving away any spoilers, Kirat candidly opened up about how the catfishing case totally 'ruined her life' as the perpetrator created a 'massive web' of over 60 profiles in order to control and coerce her.
The profiles interacted not only with Kirat but with her friends, cousins and other family members.
The relationship had an extremely detrimental impact on Kirat's health after she lost a lot of weight while socially withdrawing as well as damaging her career as 'Bobby' forced her quit her job as he was 'jealous' of it.
Sweet Bobby was actually originally a Tortoise podcast about Kirat's ordeal which went on for nearly a decade - from that first Facebook message to the shocking conclusion of a relationship built on a massive lie.
Viewers are invited to see and hear exactly what Kirat went through all those years with photos, screenshots, and exclusive interviews with her as well as others who watched what soon became an 'abusive' unfold in real time.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare will be available to watch on Netflix this Wednesday (16 October).
Topics: Netflix, TV And Film, Tyla Recommends, Documentaries
Rhiannon Ingle