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'The Tillman Story' Review

Originally covered from the 2010 Silverdocs festival, Amir Bar-Lev's documentary about Pat Tillman celebrates him as a different sort of idol.

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Christopher Campbell
Jun 29, 2010
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The story of Pat Tillman's life and death is all that Hollywood craves: heroism, iconoclasm, conspiracy, sports, a little romance, a lot of tragedy. Imagine how much the studios would love to make a movie about the NFL safety who quit pro football to fight alongside his brother in Iraq and Afghanistan, only to die accidentally at the hands of his fellow…

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