ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre

Great suspense. Although some facts regarding the English officer may have been updated. The truth hiding in secret files should have already been revealed. The cost to families affected and the money cost of seemingly pointless investigations is a true black mark on British governing bodies. #Bloodysunday

Documentary focusing on the 1975 murder of three members of the Miami showband by the UVF and British military at the Northern Ireland border. The documentary is mainly narrated by the two survivors of the band who were present at the bombing/shooting. The doc focusing on the event and uncovering who orchestrated the attach and why. With the contentious times between the uvf and ira in Northern Ireland; it appears that the event was intended to get government officials to close the border. The doc is well put together and provides insight into the killings, background on the surrounding conflict, and interviews with people in the militaries.

A doco that needed to be told, well done. The search to find the actual truth.

I believe this came in at around 70 minutes in length. It feels sort of in-between a true documentary and something that VH1 would have put out back in the day. The jump to the massacre is very quick - - I actually would have liked to known more about the band itself. The concept of what an Irish showband was was foreign to me. The claim of them being the Irish Beatles (which I'm not sure if even the surviving members considered to be valid) really isn't established. For me it was on the 6/7 border in terms of rating - - nudged it to the higher of the two because of the humanity of Stephen Travers, which in many ways becomes what the documentary is truly about.

The Miami Showband was a popular band in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. One night, while traveling back into the Irish Republic, they were targeted and stopped by the UVF (Protestant paramilitary volunteers) while crossing the border. When the stop went bad, the band members were shot and left for dead.

This documentary follows the investigation into this tragedy and the original dark plan of the UVF. It discusses the involvement of the British government with the UVF, and it shines a spotlight on the tactics used against the Irish separatists.

This is a great movie if you're curious about the troubles or want to educate yourself against potential government overreach.