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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Documentary · 2022

Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.

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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

2022 Documentary 1h 29m

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7.1 / 10

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Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Rory Kennedy

Written by

Mark Bailey · Keven McAlester

John Fantasia

John Fantasia

Executive

Peter DeFazio

Peter DeFazio

Self

Elaine Chao

Elaine Chao

Self (archive footage)

Court is in session

Put Downfall: The Case Against Boeing on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.