Movie

ATF

1999 · 88 min

A taut, sober procedural that simmers with institutional pressure and the dread of repeating a past catastrophe.

Overview: In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) carry out a clandestine mission within another militia operation that is possibly involved in the sales of guns and the murder of an agent. Agent Robin O'Brien infiltrates the operation against her director's orders. When events start unraveling and an FBI agent threatens to take over the operation and start a military action, the ATF agents have to apply what they learned from Waco to save another blood bath.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, loyalty, power, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
loyalty
power
faith
justice
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild