2nd Chance at Stateside Theatre

Mar 14, 2022

9:00pm – 10:29pm CT

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In 1969 a bankrupt pizzeria owner, Richard Davis, invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself - point blank - 192 times. He launched Second Chance, which became the largest body armor company in the world, saving over 3,000 lives. Charming and brash, Davis became a celebrity figure among police and gun owners across the country. But when a police officer dies wearing a Second Chance vest, Davis’s friend and employee becomes a government whistleblower in a case against the company. This exploration of Davis’ rise and fall reveals a man of contradictions, decades of reckless lies and threats and the nature of power and impunity in America.

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Director
photo of Ramin Bahrani

Additional Screenings

Mar 15, 2022
6:30pm 7:59pm
Mar 16, 9:00am CDT – Mar 18, 9:00am CDT
9:00am 10:29am
Availability: United States
Mar 19, 2022
2:15pm 3:44pm

Credits

Director:

Ramin Bahrani

Executive Producer:

Joshua Oppenheimer, Myles Estey, Marlon Vogelgesang, Bahareh Azimi

Producer:

Daniel Turcan, Johnny Galvin, Charles Dorfman, Ramin Bahrani, Jacob Grodnik

Screenwriter:

Ramin Bahrani

Cinematographer:

Adam Stone

Editor:

Aaron Wickenden

Music:

T. Griffin

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Daniel Turcan
Vespucci
dt@vespuccigroup.com

Publicity Contact:

Lauren Kleiman
Lauren.Kleiman@showtime.com
410.627.6217

Sales Agent:

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Type: Screening
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2022
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Runtime:
89 mins