Phoenix

A sober, talking-heads reckoning with state violence, grim and didactic, asking patience as testimony piles up against atrocity.

Directed by

Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Barton Osborn, Gerhard Scheumann, Werner Ehrlicher

Overview

The goal of the American operation "Phoenix" in Vietnam was to destroy all the bases of the liberation struggle. K. Barton Osborn, a former "Phoenix" officer, who publicly disassociated himself from it, talks about his experiences as a CIA agent. They are confirmed by the statements of General Bui Van Nhu, the last chief of the South Vietnamese police

How it feels

Dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

War, violence, power, corruption

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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