Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)

Directed by

Rory Kennedy

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 209 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the events at Boeing that led to two fatal 737 MAX crashes. It features interviews and archival footage to trace how pressure to compete with Airbus resulted in safety failures. The film is critical of the company's choices and the oversight that followed.

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What happens

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Rory Kennedy. Interviewing relevant people and featuring archival footage, the documentary looks into the events throughout the history of the aircraft manufacturer company Boeing that led to the crashes of two 737 MAX planes and occurring within a short time span, as well as its subsequent investigation. The film sides with interviewees in criticizing the capitalization of Boeing, noting that the urge to beat major competitor Airbus led to the neglect of component failures within the 737 MAX. Downfall premiered in a virtual screening at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2022, before being released on Netflix on February 18 as a Netflix Original Documentary. The film received wide critical acclaim for its comprehensiveness, narrative structure, and emotions, mostly aimed towards Kennedy and editor Don Kleszy. The documentary renewed public attention on the 737 MAX 8 case, causing further criticism of Boeing, who had initially declined to participate in filming and rebuked the film after its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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