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| 3 | ''RFK'' is a 2002 American TV movie directed by Creator/RobertDornhelm that takes place in the eyes of UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy (Creator/LinusRoache) after his brother, UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (Creator/MartinDonovan), is assassinated. As he works through his grief, he starts to get more involved with politics and eventually ran for president in the 1968 election before his own assassination. |
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| 5 | The movie also starred Creator/JamesCromwell, Creator/DavidPaymer, and Creator/VingRhames. |
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| 7 | It aired on August 25, 2002. |
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| 9 | !!Tropes for the movie: |
| 10 | * CharacterDeath: Bobby is killed at the end of the film after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. |
| 11 | * UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement: film shows Kennedy's involvement, in particular with UsefulNotes/CesarChavez's movement for better treatment for farmers. |
| 12 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: |
| 13 | ** UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy, Attorney General of the US and 1968 candidate for president. |
| 14 | ** UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson, 36th president of the United States and RFK's rival. |
| 15 | ** UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, Senator and Bobby's younger brother. |
| 16 | ** Sirhan Sirhan, Kennedy's assassin. |
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