In 1994 in Loughinisland, an unfortunate murder happened during the events of world cup where six Irish got murdered in a local pub. Till now, none can know the murder or why those men were killed. The documentary tries to figure out some facts about the murder.
It doesn't always work - some moments are a bit overcooked for comfort - but the results are pretty devastating, if at least closing some emotional doors for those scarred and bereaved by a night when death called to a small country pub.
Gibney lays out the facts of this unsolved case, interviews a vast array of people involved, and then follows the information to revelations both startling and comprehensive.
Though we care for those who lost loved ones, and root for them as they pursue a decades-long hunt for the killers, No Stone Unturned plays like a very well made piece of true-crime television.
An irresponsible and potentially dangerous postmortem of the still-unsolved 1994 pub shooting in Northern Ireland that left six Loughinisland residents dead.
Uncovers level of government impunity that should change how law enforcement works with intelligence services, though the implications of broader applicability get lost here.
The film shows how corruption spreads outwards from supposedly righteous causes. The factual storytelling is strong, but Gibney's eye for stylised recreations is both ripe and unnecessary.
None of this, apart from the eventual naming of names, can be described as revelatory. Gibney's genius is less for uncovering information than synthesizing it in such a way that we can see the outlines of sinister conspiracies at work.
