Mut zur Wahrheit (1996)

Mut zur Wahrheit: Directed by Edward Zwick. With Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty. A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander’s worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

“Americau0026#39;s sweetheart as a helicopter pilot? Most critics say she does an excellent job, but thatu0026#39;s not what makes this movie so momentous. Neither is it the excellent performance by Denzel Washington, who had been expected by many to win an Oscar nomination for it. Nor is it the over the top performance of Matt Damon, nor is it the excellent contributions by any of the others in the cast. Itu0026#39;s the way the story is told: throughout the movie you see the same sequence, over and over again, and each time you understand what is happening just a little bit more, until at the very end the import of it all hits you like a locomotive. Itu0026#39;s a unique brand of story telling, and eminently successful.”