Ferdinand Fairfax, Director: "The film is very much one person's view
which has been challenged by a lot. For as many people as you talk to there are as
many versions. The truth was not my primary objective. I'm not the slightest bit interested in
making a docu-drama. I don't mean to be disregarding, but I'm interested in
dramatic play-space, not in depicting actual events. I had a distinct policy of not
demonising anyone. Everyone has a different version of events and I am aware
that Topolski's book "True Blue" is just as biased as the Americans' accounts."
Rupert Walters, script writer: "Ferdi did most of the research. But I talked to
people in the squad caught on the fence." Had he spoken to the rebels? "No, not
personally. But the notions of truth are so difficult, if you did too much research
you'd not know which way to go. You could see how Topolski would drive people utterly crazy - he's such a
mercurial character. The Americans had a point."
Alas, True Blue seems to be available on video/DVD only in the UK!
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