Vantage Point

Vantage Point

2008 · 90 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.4 (2,186 votes)
Dir. Pete Travis · Starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Ayelet Zurer · Music Atli Örvarsson

8 strangers. 8 points of view. 1 truth.

DramaActionThrillerCrime

During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.

VIBE

This film is a relentless, disorienting puzzle box, constantly shifting your perspective on a single, pivotal event. It's a high-octane exercise in piecing together fragmented truths, building a frantic tension as each new viewpoint reveals another layer of deception. The experience is one of urgent, suspenseful re-evaluation.

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