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After Bobby Kennedy died, his body was taken by train from New York to Washington DC to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Along the way, the whole route was lined with thousands of ordinary people who wished to pay their respects to the man they had hoped would be President. This beautifully conceived documentary looks at the photos which were taken unknowingly of the people who lined the track, traces them to the present (forty years on) and hears some of their stories. Juxtaposing still and moving shots of this emotional journey with straight-to-camera interviews from those on and off the train, the film brings together both the human stories of the individuals in the crowd and the wider political implications of the assassination. At less than an hour's length, not a second is squandered and the viewer becomes emotionally involved in this extraordinary piece of historical record.