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This documentary tells the story of the 1999 London bombings that targeted minority communities, and the race to find the far-right extremist behind them.This documentary tells the story of the 1999 London bombings that targeted minority communities, and the race to find the far-right extremist behind them.This documentary tells the story of the 1999 London bombings that targeted minority communities, and the race to find the far-right extremist behind them.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
David Copeland
- Self - Nail Bomber
- (archive footage)
Tony Blair
- Self - British Prime Minister
- (archive footage)
Paul Condon
- Self - Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
- Self - Dictator of Germany
- (archive footage)
Nick Ross
- Self - Host, Crimewatch UK, BBC
- (archive footage)
John Tyndall
- Self - British National Party Leader
- (archive footage)
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Just boring, not important scenes. No USA forced drama but the harsh facts just don't seem interesting.
Could have been a lot better.
Could have been a lot better.
There's certainly an interesting doco in here but it's very poorly produced.
None of the participants in doco are identified and producers try to be way too cute in how it's all presented.
Subject is interesting but program presentation lets it all down.
None of the participants in doco are identified and producers try to be way too cute in how it's all presented.
Subject is interesting but program presentation lets it all down.
What these people did, and their ilk, deserved nothing less than the death sentence. Despicable excuse for human beings.
But once has to ask. Why now? With tensions in the world reaching critical mass, why now choose to bring this story to the globe. Just something to think about.
But once has to ask. Why now? With tensions in the world reaching critical mass, why now choose to bring this story to the globe. Just something to think about.
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A documentary about a series of bombings in London in 1999, aiming at minority groups.
This was a boring one. There honestly wasn't really much to the story in the first play. Most parts in the documentary were seen before. There was a person who was a spy within an far-right group. He was potentially interesting, but then there wasn't much revealed from his aspect.
The biggest problems here are that the themes felt underwhelming and I didn't learn much about the event. Except for the spy guy, the other interviewees were all not interesting. Many times in this documentary I was bored and looked at phone instead. For only an hour and 12 minutes, it still felt long.
Overall, it's better to just watch some YouTube videos or go to Wiki to learn about the event. 4/10.
A documentary about a series of bombings in London in 1999, aiming at minority groups.
This was a boring one. There honestly wasn't really much to the story in the first play. Most parts in the documentary were seen before. There was a person who was a spy within an far-right group. He was potentially interesting, but then there wasn't much revealed from his aspect.
The biggest problems here are that the themes felt underwhelming and I didn't learn much about the event. Except for the spy guy, the other interviewees were all not interesting. Many times in this documentary I was bored and looked at phone instead. For only an hour and 12 minutes, it still felt long.
Overall, it's better to just watch some YouTube videos or go to Wiki to learn about the event. 4/10.
Netflix can been quite hit or miss with It's documentaries and the stylistic presentation can quite often make or break a netflix documentary. As can how long it runs for. Be it 1 episode or 4 episodes.
The Nailbomber did a very good job at telling the story of a lone wolf bomber who let off multiple bombs in attacks that were racially motivated in London in a single solid episode.
My number one desire from a documentary is to get across as much interesting and relavent information as possible and The Nail Bomber certainly did that. I was only 9 or 10 at the time of the attacks and although I'm from the UK, I don't really recall the attacks. Also being from Northern Ireland, terrorism based around The Northern Irish troubles was far more prevalent in my mind and still is when I think back to the 90s. So it was very interesting (and saddening) to learn about other problems occurring in the same decade. The show had interesting interviews with victims and played insightful tape recordings of the perpetrator being interviewed. Unlike other Netflix documentaries (Son of sam). It doesn't mix and match the style of voice over vs interviews. Nor is the the documentary stretched out over many episodes. Someone could have tried that if they had the motivation or had been given the go ahead. Due to it being a multi bomb and court case story. Luckily they stayed with an hour and a bit single episode and it worked.
It's definitely a crime documentary to watch if this genre is your thing and it's better than other recent attempts by Netflix. A good solid 7/10. So give it a go.
The Nailbomber did a very good job at telling the story of a lone wolf bomber who let off multiple bombs in attacks that were racially motivated in London in a single solid episode.
My number one desire from a documentary is to get across as much interesting and relavent information as possible and The Nail Bomber certainly did that. I was only 9 or 10 at the time of the attacks and although I'm from the UK, I don't really recall the attacks. Also being from Northern Ireland, terrorism based around The Northern Irish troubles was far more prevalent in my mind and still is when I think back to the 90s. So it was very interesting (and saddening) to learn about other problems occurring in the same decade. The show had interesting interviews with victims and played insightful tape recordings of the perpetrator being interviewed. Unlike other Netflix documentaries (Son of sam). It doesn't mix and match the style of voice over vs interviews. Nor is the the documentary stretched out over many episodes. Someone could have tried that if they had the motivation or had been given the go ahead. Due to it being a multi bomb and court case story. Luckily they stayed with an hour and a bit single episode and it worked.
It's definitely a crime documentary to watch if this genre is your thing and it's better than other recent attempts by Netflix. A good solid 7/10. So give it a go.
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