Dead Man's Wire
His revolution was televised.
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A tense, darkly comedic true-crime standoff that examines desperation, vengeance, and the collision between personal grievance and public spectacle in 1970s America.
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
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