Underplayed Gems

Hillsborough (2014)

Hillsborough poster
Directed by
Daniel Gordon
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
M
Rating
8.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary recounts the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 97 football fans died in a stadium crush. It uses interviews with survivors, families of the victims, and investigators to trace the event, the official inquiries, and the long fight for justice.

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What happens

Hillsborough is a 2014 documentary about the Hillsborough disaster. Directed and produced by Daniel Gordon, the two-hour film chronicles the disaster, the investigations, and their lingering effects; it also includes interviews with survivors, victims' relatives, police officers and investigators. It was co-produced by ESPN and BBC, first airing as a part of ESPN's series of sports films entitled 30 for 30, under the heading "Soccer Stories". Hillsborough aired in the United States on ESPN on 15 April 2014, the 25th anniversary of the disaster. The documentary could not be shown in the United Kingdom when it originally aired in 2014, due to the High Court inquest of 2012 still being in progress. However, after the verdict of the inquest had been announced, the BBC aired the documentary on 8 May 2016, with additional footage from the inquest and final verdict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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