Watched it as well. Having done lots of reading on Hillsborough since becoming an LFC supporter and following all the news and these boards etc., I personally didn't think there was a huge deal of new information in it for me to learn. But, it was a great introductory for people not that familiar with the tragedy and good exposure of the events for Americans who might not understand why it's such a big deal.
They did a really great job exposing how inept Duckenfield was and the massive policing issues. One thing I did learn was the control box being right next to the Leppings Lane end. Really exposes how awful the SYP were. I never realized you could see the entire end from the box. That's criminal. As was the number of statements changed to exonerate the SYP of any wrongdoing. Talking to aggrieved SYP officers whose statements were changed added a nice perspective to the documentary, especially the officers pointing out the hysterical voices and officers swearing over the radio.
I'm not sure about anyone else, but I felt the documentary could have spent a little bit more time on the 3:15 p.m. cutoff by the coroner. One of the biggest tragedies of Hillsborough is that 40+ lives could have been saved. The story of 15-year-old Kevin Williams practically deserves its own documentary, as does the story of 95 other families, but I really thought they missed a truly heartbreaking story by not going into more detail there.
That said, there is just so much to Hillsborough that trying to get it all into a 2 hour documentary is very difficult. It boggles the mind the blood alcohol levels of the victims -- including children FFS! -- were printed. The documentary did a really great job at both making you cry and making you infuriated at the officials.
Seeing the CCTV footage of the crush ongoing outside the stadium and the footage of the agony of the people being crushed in the central pens was devastating.
Overall, the documentary was excellent and I hope people in the UK get the chance to see it.
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