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I almost skipped 6 Days altogether. It seemed like just another action flick that had too little substance to even review. Then I watched it, and the pieces started falling apart under just the tiniest scrutiny. This thing was poorly put together, and the event’s participants are rightly angry about this depiction. What the heck happened here? They had such an opportunity to really get a compact film in here, but it flounders under all the call-outs it wants to make.
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8:20 - the limits of film accuracy: youtu.be/Ek88jgEsXgA
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Wiki: 6 Days is a British-New Zealand biographical action film directed by Toa Fraser and written by Glenn Standring.[1] It is based upon the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London and stars Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong and Martin Shaw. The siege situation is presented from three perspectives: that of negotiator Max Vernon (Mark Strong), SAS leader Rusty Firmin (Jamie Bell) and BBC news reporter Kate Adie (Abbie Cornish). The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews and was subsquently streamed by Netflix.
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Thanks to CuriosityStream for sponsoring this episode. Go to this link for a free 30-day trial: curiositystream.com/cynicalhistorian
I almost skipped 6 Days altogether. It seemed like just another action flick that had too little substance to even review. Then I watched it, and the pieces started falling apart under just the tiniest scrutiny. This thing was poorly put together, and the event’s participants are rightly angry about this depiction. What the heck happened here? They had such an opportunity to really get a compact film in here, but it flounders under all the call-outs it wants to make.
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Connected videos:
5:10 - criticizing sources and how to research history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-1QkUJUjQY&list=PLjnwpaclU4wU5T64ixCALFUC6c6cQJjL-&index=1
8:20 - the limits of film accuracy: youtu.be/Ek88jgEsXgA
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Wiki: 6 Days is a British-New Zealand biographical action film directed by Toa Fraser and written by Glenn Standring.[1] It is based upon the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London and stars Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong and Martin Shaw. The siege situation is presented from three perspectives: that of negotiator Max Vernon (Mark Strong), SAS leader Rusty Firmin (Jamie Bell) and BBC news reporter Kate Adie (Abbie Cornish). The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews and was subsquently streamed by Netflix.
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Hashtags: #history #IranianEmbassySiege #6Days #review #BasedOnATrueStory
