There has been a mid-air collision involving a passenger jet and a cargo flight, killing everyone aboard the two planes. The NTSB investigator in charge, whose girlfriend died in the crash, is puzzled. On one side, the air traffic controller claims he lost radar contact with the cargo plane shortly before impact, when his screen "blacked out." On the other side, everyone else, including the controller's bosses and the media, put the blame on human error. The truth is soon to be uncovered, as the aging air traffic control facilities are on the verge of failing right in the middle of the busy Thanksgiving season.
Acting
Eric Stoltz's quietly shattered grief carries every scene.
Production
Authentic ATC facility claustrophobia and vintage computer dread.
Director
Jeff Bleckner
Eric Stoltz
John Dantley
Charles Martin Smith
Henry Drake
Leslie Hope
Karen
Denis Arndt
Frank Wyatt
Lorraine Toussaint
Kim Garfield
Andy Comeau
Tim Connors
Tucker Smallwood
Harold
Joe Guzaldo
Dan Lafia
Jeff Allin
William Kennedy
Michael Mantell
Stephen Royer
Joel McKinnon Miller
Brian Mack
Jack Stehlin
Jim Travis
Jeff Williams
Paul Roth
Nancy Hower
Lori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot at real FAA facilities with actual air traffic controllers as extras — the vintage radar equipment was genuine and obsolete.
Released during the era of TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories, it channels genuine public anxiety about hidden aviation failures.
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