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200144 minPG-13documentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Amok!

200144 minPG-13documentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Two men were shot dead and many others injured at Simon's Rock College in Massachusetts by Wayne Lo, who is now serving a life sentence.

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Georg Stefan Troller

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Two men were shot dead and many others injured at Simon's Rock College in Massachusetts by Wayne Lo, who is now serving a life sentence.

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Georg Stefan Troller

Georg Stefan Trollerdirector

Georg Stefan Troller

Georg Stefan Trollerwriter

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Wayne Lo attended Simon's Rock College in Massachusetts, where he excelled academically and played the violin. In 2001, he shot and killed two men without provocation and injured several others. Now serving a life sentence, Lo's actions prompt a critical examination of his motivations. Director Troller presents a portrait of Lo that seeks to answer the question of why such violence occurred in an otherwise promising young man.

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