The Whistleblower of My Lai

2018
1h 4m

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An examination of one incident in one man's life: Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and his discovery and exposure of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.An examination of one incident in one man's life: Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and his discovery and exposure of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.An examination of one incident in one man's life: Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and his discovery and exposure of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.

Director
- Connie Field

See production info at IMDbPro

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Director
- Connie Field

See production info at IMDbPro

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10johnlove-3

Intense and unforgettable

I just saw this amazing film at the Ashland Independent Film Festival in Oregon. It's impossible to say which is more dramatic and compelling - the tragedy of pilot Hugh Thompson following his heroism; the immense horror of the My Lai massacre; or the inside portrait of composing, rehearsing and performing the opera itself. The Kronos Quartet is absolutely unbelievable. Jeanne Powell's review is spot on; I totally agree.

9cafergy1952

My Lai through the prism of art

How do we express the horrors of human atrocity? Direct documentation of unspeakable incidents runs the risk of failing to allow us to respond with humaneness. The Whistleblower of My Lai wisely avoids the objectivity of documentary narration and instead relates the atrocity of My Lai through the prism of art. As the Kronos Quartet struggles with the difficulties of producing a My Lai opera, a magical transformation results: moved to tears of understanding.