

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.
Editing
The rewind transitions are genuinely nauseating in the best way.
Stunts
That car chase through Salamanca streets is practical madness.
Direction
Pete Travis keeps eight timelines coherent somehow.

Director
Pete Travis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Rashomon effect' became a Hollywood obsession in the 2000s; this is its most shamelessly literal application since 'Hero' (2002).
Salamanca's Plaza Mayor was recreated on a Mexico City soundstage for the bombing sequence — the real location refused to simulate a presidential assassination.