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The latest from acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy chronicles the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, when North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon while South Vietnamese resistance quickly crumbled. As Communist victory becomes inevitable, some of the remaining U.S. diplomats and military operatives begin to consider the repercussions that will befall their South Vietnamese allies anerd, despite Congressional gridlock regarding their evacuation, a number of heroic Americans take matters into their own hands to save as many South Vietnamese lives as possible. It’s a highly dramatic true story made more intense by amazing archival footage that appears to cover every breathtaking moment. Writers: Mark Bailey, Keen McAlester. Producer/Director: Rory Kennedy. (US 2014) 98 min.