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      • The Coen brothers' Fargo claimed to be based on a true story, and they admit it wasn't; the "true story" bit at the beginning was just a stylistic device." Fargo is a comedy-thriller about a wacky kidnapping scheme that goes incredibly wrong.
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    Jun 7, 1998 · The kidnapping, string of murders, and wood chipper incident portrayed in the film "Fargo" actually took place in Minnesota in 1987. Rating: False

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    May 23, 2017 · Her body was found in a snowy field near Detroit Lakes, Minnesotan and locals – who could only understand one word she said: “Fargo” – assumed she’d taken the “true story” claim literally. Two filmmakers even made a movie about it: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (above). Documentary This Is a True Story gave a different account.

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