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.
ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre
2019
Action / Crime / Documentary / Music
ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre
2019
Action / Crime / Documentary / Music
Plot summary
In 1974, while on the way home from a gig, the apolitical rock group, The Miami Showband, fell into the crosshairs of a Protestant unionist paramilitary group that planted explosives on their bus when it was stopped at a fake checkpoint.
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Incredible piece of history
The truth is ... blood
The remastered series is overall speaing really enticing and interesting. It's just that they maybe should call the series "unsolved". Everything depicted or shown in these investigations is always interesting and to degree sometimes despicable or just plain unbelievable - and in this case you wonder how certain things could happen and others had not been questioned.
So having someone going in, shining a light on these things is really something noble. But apart from that the overall "short" running time also helps keep audiences interested in what happens or rather what happened. Documentaries are on the rise and the Remastered series is riding that wave smoothly ...
Uncovering murky truths
A look at a horrific crime that took place in Ireland during the height of the Troubles in the 1970s, and the murky conspiracy surrounding it. Although well made and fine in terms of format, I was less impressed with this Netflix documentary than with some others. It certainly has the heart and plenty of tragedy, but crucial hard evidence seems thin on the ground and a lot of it feels based on supposition and theory. When they call in Ken Livingstone as chief witness then you feel they're in trouble a bit. A pity, because a case like this deserves more attention.