Review of Let the Fire Burn (2013) by Thomas P — 10 Dec 2015
Predecessor to the botched raid and further nonsense in Waco TX which was only a few years after this, Let The Fire Burn uses solely archival footage to tell this 1985 story with wild candor, heart, and shocking immediacy.
Stunning, infuriating, amazingly emotional - the police commissioner and mayor decided to bomb a verbally hostile group camped out in a housing development and then let it burn with people inside, and the innocent neighboring houses burn down as well.
The news cameras rolled during this whole incident, and later interviews are used as well to crushing effect.
This is not an easy movie to experience, and yet it allows you to understand the human suffering on both sides of the controversy.
You will also experience the aggravation, horror, and misunderstandings on all sides.
A piercing, heart-felt take on a truly tragic set of circumstances.
Don't miss this sobering testament.
5 out of 5.
This review of Let the Fire Burn (2013) was written by Thomas P on 10 Dec 2015.
Let the Fire Burn has generally received very positive reviews.
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