Spanish crime movie A Widow's Game is currently sitting at number three on the Netflix world rankings, with viewers hailing it as a "10/10 thriller".

Set in Valencia, Spain, the film charts the investigation into a man who was stabbed to death, and whose wife becomes the prime suspect in his murder.

But it's the sinister real-life events behind A Widow's Game that drives the disturbing heart of the story.

What is the true story behind A Widow's Game ?

It was the real-life events of Antonio Navarro Cerdán (renamed Arturo in the film) – and the final moments before his death – that are brought to life in A Widow's Game .

© MANUEL FERNANDEZ VALDES/NETFLIX Ivana Baquero portrays Maje in the Netflix adaptation

On 16 August 2017, 36-year-old Antonio left his home in the Patra

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