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Shootdown

1988 · 100 min

A somber, slow-burning procedural about a mother's grief colliding with official stonewalling, more emotionally heavy than thrilling.

Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veered too far into Soviet territory, was mistaken as a spy plane and shot down when it failed to identify itself, Ms. Moore suspects otherwise. However, in the course of her struggles to get to the bottom of what actually happened, she finds herself constantly stonewalled. Facing a conspiracy of silence and the increasing hostility of the authorities, Ms. Moore attempts to find out exactly what occurred, but with every answer she discovers, new questions arise...

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Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • conspiracy
    • justice
    • deception
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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