In 1989, there was a massive explosion on the battleship, USS Iowa. The film is based on a book about it ("A Glimpse of Hell") and the Navy's rush to blame the explosion on an innocent man and its refusal to consider evidence to the contrary. So, instead of blaming ancient and faulty equipment or the captain, the Navy blamed it on a dead man...claiming he was both gay and homicidal...though there was no apparent evidence of this.
This is a surprisingly frank film, with very raw language that is far from politically correct and a very gory scene showing the bodies and body parts after the explosion. It is NOT for the faint of heart! But, on the other hand, what the Navy seemed to have done in the investigation is awful and it's fortunate that the book and film were made. Overall, a brave and fascinating...as well as sad film well worth seeing.
This is a surprisingly frank film, with very raw language that is far from politically correct and a very gory scene showing the bodies and body parts after the explosion. It is NOT for the faint of heart! But, on the other hand, what the Navy seemed to have done in the investigation is awful and it's fortunate that the book and film were made. Overall, a brave and fascinating...as well as sad film well worth seeing.