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The Tillman Story

2010 R 95 minutes Pat Tillman's family comes forward to tell the real story about what happened on April 22, 2004, in Afghanistan when the pro football player-turned-U.S. soldier was killed by friendly fire and not the Taliban, as first reported. Amir Bar-Lev's documentary pieces together the Tillmans' search for the truth, how they exposed a military cover-up that led to top-ranking officers and called to the carpet the likes of Donald Rumsfeld. Cast: Pat Tillman, Donald Rumsfeld Director: Amir Bar-Lev Genres: Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries, Military Documentaries, Political Documentaries, Sports Documentaries This movie is: Emotional, Controversial
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Length 95 minutes Screen formats Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1 Subtitles English Closed captioned Language and sound English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Other features Color; interactive menus; scene access; Pat Tillman: The Man, The Mission, The Legacy.

Well, I have seen this movie (at the Seattle International Film Festival) and I can tell you fine readers that this is a powerful movie. THE TILLMAN STORY delves deep into the life of Pat Tillman, an ex-pro football player who joined the military to defend the honor of all Americans after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It's also about the incestuous government cover up about how Tillman was killed, not by the enemy fire but by friendly fire. The documentary is insightful, gut-wrenching, and will certainly make you angry at our hypocritical military regime. The long arduous journey that the Tillman family take to find the absolute truth is not only funny, but heartbreaking. It's a great detective story about scandalous cover ups by our own (untrustworthy) government. 302 out of 309 members found this review helpful
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This movie gave me better insight into a man I already considered heroic. It was both heartbreaking and inspiring to see Pat Tillman's family's courage and unceasing quest for the truth. The events surrounding his death were tragic but there were also some funny moments thanks to the honesty and passion of the Tillman family. Despite leaving me incensed and dejected, I want to see it again. It was well done and inspiring and I would highly recommend. 209 out of 209 members found this review helpful

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Length 95 minutes Screen formats Widescreen 1.78:1 Subtitles English Closed captioned Language and sound English: DTS-HD Master Audio Other features Color; interactive menus; scene access; Pat Tillman: The Man, The Mission, The Legacy. BY SOSUMI. There are a couple reviewers here, both who didn't see it because they said they didn't which is lot like saying "I don't like The Mona Lisa even though I have never seen it" and one credited Michael Moore as the director when Moore had nothing to do with this. There are still people trying to justify this war like the lying, disengenous, and disgusting cowards who not only led us into this debacle but turned Pat Tillman into this Orwellian recruiting poster, something that would have infuriated Tillman and did his family a great wrong by lying until they were caught due to the unwavering diligence of Dannie Tillman, Pats mother. The army tried to bury her in paperwork in order to silence her but they chose the wrong family. I have seen many if not all the docs and films about the war we have buried ourselves in for 10 years now, and never have I been so infuriated and angry at the people at the top. The soldier on the ground I fully support and feel genuine sadness that they are the real victims. I urge you to pay to go see this and if you have an open mind, no matter your politics, you will walk out questioning your faith in what you hear parotted by people who try to cover their own butts. Pat was and is an inspiring person who wasn't what the army expected and he deserves to have his story told. Not exploited but the truth. THE REAL TRUTH. 231 out of 249 members found this review helpful
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I really enjoyed this documentary and it really got me to thinking about what is really going one. I believe that what the Government did to this man's family is horrible. The fact that the people who knew that this was a case of fratricide and made the conscious decision to tell otherwise should be ashamed of themselves. Being in the Army myself and facing a deployment soon, I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else. Friendly fire happens, coverups and lies shouldn't.
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It is not difficult to believe, after watching this documentary, that the upper echelons of the military pounced on Pat Tillman's death as an opportunity for a public relations blitz, and that there was initially an orchestrated conspiracy to keep the truth of his death by friendly fire a secret. It's a well-done documentary in that it keeps the camera in place sometimes long after the seeming relevance of the scene is over, and thus catches the movers and shakers in the government in inappropriate and irreverent chuckles and slaps on the back. Donald Rumsfeld and the generals involved show a blatant condescension to the American people with their synchronized claims of "I don't recall...." during the congressional investigation. They're disgusting, and this is reason 1,029 that Donald Rumsfeld should be in prison.
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This movie is well worth your time. It once again proves honesty is the best policy. The ones responsible for the cover up must live with this for the rest of their lives. Please pray for the Tillman family. The real tragedy is that Pat died never knowing or believing in Jesus.
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