Zero Hour

MASSACRE AT COLUMBINE HIGH chronicles the final hour that saw the worst high school massacre in American history. On the morning of April 20, 1999, in the affluent suburban town of Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 students and one teacher, injured 23 others and then turned the guns on themselves. Based on diaries, recordings, official documents and eyewitness accounts, MASSACRE AT COLUMBINE HIGH is a faithful, multi-faceted reconstruction of this fateful hour. The film conveys the grim intensity and shocking horror of this iconic event, without depicting the killings luridly or explicitly. The massacre convulsed America and set a new benchmark for violence in schools. However, mystery still lingers around Columbine. How could two teenagers have carried out a massacre with such premeditation and cold ruthlessness? Using the latest evidence, MASSACRE AT COLUMBINE HIGH demonstrates an extraordinary and unparalleled combination of circumstances which created a modern American tragedy.