One man, at the center of power, armed with a safe full of secret documents, leaks the truth about the Vietnam war to the New York Times. He risks life in prison to end the war he helped plan. {official site}
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HIS review
Cheesy 80′s re-enactments and soundtrack aside, this an interesting look at how one man’s morals helped bring an end to the Vietnam war. Richard Nixon’s quote’s alone are enough reason to go and see this movie. It is difficult to believe that he said some of it. The audience laughed out loud but almost in shock that someone with that much power in the western world could say such things. What is even more frightening is that decades later we have not learnt from the lessons of the Vietnam war.
HER review
I have a particular love for documentaries, especially ones that prove conspiracy theories to be true. This is well put together although a little slow to get going. Having Daniel Ellsberg narrating the story as it played out was really interesting as he was able to express the emotion, compared to other documentaries narrated by someone unrelated to the story. Another fine example of the crazy antics of the American government and one man’s struggle just to tell the truth!
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IMDb - 7.7 | Rotten Tomatoes - 100%
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