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The Dunblane Tapes

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After the 1996 mass shooting at Dunblane, a campaign was launched to ban private handguns in the UK. This remarkable story is now told through unseen footage filmed by a bereaved parent.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) Mar 5
5/5
There is something about home video tapes, the unfiltered, honest capturing of a moment in time, that punches the gut in a different way. Go to Full Review Lucy Mangan Guardian Mar 5
4/5
The documentary to mark the event’s anniversary, The Dunblane Tapes, retells the story as quietly and unsensationally as you would hope. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Mar 5
5/5
The grief and shock of parents, as news cameras arrived in the hours after the shooting, is still unbearable to watch, 30 years on. Go to Full Review Pat Stacey Irish Independent Mar 4
5/5
Will Stone’s deeply moving documentary, which features the testimonies of many other bereaved parents, does just enough to remind us of the horror of that day, without dwelling on it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the 1996 mass shooting at Dunblane, a campaign was launched to ban private handguns in the UK. This remarkable story is now told through unseen footage filmed by a bereaved parent.
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 13m