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Brakeless

Season 16 Episode 3 | 55m 32s

The Independent Lens documentary Brakeless investigates what led the driver of a Japanese commuter train to accelerate perilously, causing a deadly crash. Piecing together personal accounts of those affected by the tragedy, Brakeless poses a question for a society that equates speed with progress: have the national virtues of punctuality and compliance become dangerous?

Aired: 10/27/14 | Expires: 11/27/14
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