A Second Knock at the Door (2011)

Directed by

Christopher E. Grimes

Genre

documentary, war, history

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at military families who find out their loved ones were killed by fellow soldiers in friendly fire incidents. It focuses on how the truth was delayed and the struggles these families face.

informativesoberinginvestigativeemotionalsomberpersonalfrustratingeye-opening

What happens

A Second Knock at the Door is a documentary on friendly fire in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film follows military families after they are told their family member died in a "fratricide" incident. All the families profiled in the film only learned their family member was killed by a comrade, not an enemy, months after they first learned of their death. Director Christopher Grimes has described being inspired by the alleged coverup of former sport star Pat Tillman being killed by his comrades. The film was screened at the Flyway Film Festival in 2011, and the East Lansing Film Festival in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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