Saipan the film has been challenged about many things. Its dramatic devices and its interpretation of facts have been disputed. Those who were there have questioned the film’s view of the protagonists. But one thing it has demonstrated is that people still want to talk about Saipan and what took place on the island. There would have been those who had insisted this was not the case. They would have said there was nothing more to say. But the conflict at the heart of the story remains compelling. What drove that conflict shapes the debate and it is why the…

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