Erkenntnisse aus einem Schulmassaker: Briefe aus Dunblane (Short 2018)

Erkenntnisse aus einem Schulmassaker: Briefe aus Dunblane: Directed by Kim A. Snyder. In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that took the lives of 20 first graders and their teachers, local clergymen Father Bob Weiss receives a letter from a fellow priest in Dunblane, Scotland, whose community suffered an eerily similar fate in 1996. From across the Atlantic, the two priests forge a poignant bond through the shared experience of trauma and healing.

“Amazed at the low ratings and poor reviews seemingly from those missing the point.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI stumbled accidentally on this at 4am idling my way along Netflix and decided to watch given that it was only short and not overly taxing. It was really a beautiful and thought provoking glimpse into how these two tragedies affected those whose lives, calling and purpose is to be the ones offering the healing, supporting victims / bereaved loved ones and helping them to make sense of the most senseless act.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe lack of graphic detail or political viewpoint at either side is refreshing and the focus remains solely on how the tragedy affected these two priests and how they reached out to each other from opposite sides of the pond.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFather Bob visibly at the verge of breakdown was hard to watch and that simple email all the way from a fellow priest in Scotland to give support, thoughts and prayers must have been a huge comfort and did raise the question of how difficult it must be for those expected to be an unwavering support and have answers to the questions they donu0026#39;t understand.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt doesnu0026#39;t aim to review or pick up and renew the arguments about gun control legislation – itu0026#39;s half an hour long.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not a preachy religious half hour. Itu0026#39;s not a political half hour either. Itu0026#39;s purely from the heart of the two gents and others seldom considered as being in need of support.”