MOVIE

Waco

The Rules of Engagement

4.5
(96)
Rating
NRT
Duration
1h 28m
Year
1997
Language
English

About

Waco: The Rules of Engagement is the first full-length documentary film to present the complete picture of the series of events outside Waco, Texas during 1993 that resulted in the shooting of 4 federal agents and the deaths of 86 men, women, and children of the Branch Davidian religious sect. Waco: The Rules of Engagement is a highly detailed examination of the interaction between David Koresh, his members, and Federal Law Enforcement. It shows how the FBI misled the public and American political leaders in order to focus overwhelming force on a group whose diversity of race, national origin, and apocalyptic religious beliefs made its members easy targets for lethal abuse of civil and human rights. Gripping and deeply thought provoking, the film provides America with something it truly needs - an opportunity to review the historical record of events at Waco. The findings raise doubts about the FBI's version of the story and their larger role in similar instances of law enforcement.

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Reviews

"Waco is remarkable. This methodical indictment of the United States Government's siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Tex., has awful lessons to teach about governmental hubris and how a deliberate failure to communicate can have catastrophic consequences."
New York Times
"An informative voice in the spin-controlled darkness."
Washington post
"Two Thumbs Up!"
Siskel & Ebert

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