This was a very compelling and intense watch!
Mainly because this documentary was made with only authentic news fragments, press footage and police communication without any narration.
The disgusting behavior of the press and the public and the amateurish way the police handled this situation made my blood boil.
Those interactions with the hostage takers and hostages were so bizarre to see...
You learn to know the hostages, feel for them and hope for a good outcome. Even though you know it won't end well for everyone involved.
It all felt a bit too real (?)... :s Very disturbing!
This one will stick with me for a while...
definitely worth watching!
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
2022 [GERMAN]
Action / Crime / Documentary
Plot summary
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
June 08, 2022 at 11:13 AM
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Intense and disturbing
Sad doc about incompetence
The doc show a terrible hostage situation, with media out for blood and just terrible police incompetence.
What's even more sad is that it's not better today. Just look at the police in Uvalde, Texas, that stood in the corridor waiting for an hour while kids were slaughtered.