Factual error: The flag on the outer left of the square keeps changing between the correct flag for Germany (horizontal black, red, yellow) as seen from the aerial shot when the bomb explodes, and a wrong version (horizontal red, yellow, black) which can be seen when Howard Lewis first accesses the square. (00:34:25)
Vantage Point (2008)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Pete Travis
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Bruce McGill, Matthew Fox
Kent (Matthew Fox) is a traitor; he's part of the terrorist group behind the assassination. Earlier in the film, when Barnes (Dennis Quaid) was shocked to notice something in the camera control room, he noticed that Barnes changed into a police uniform and was lying about chasing the suspect behind the shooting because he was looking at him through a news camera as he was walking away in disguise. Barnes pursues Kent and Javier while two members of the terrorist group try to make a getaway with the president (William Hurt) in an ambulance. Javier confronts Enrique (the cop who was ordered to place the bomb at the podium) and demands to know where his brother is but Enrique has no idea what he's talking about. Enrique is shot by the Secret Service agents (seen earlier in the film) because they thought he was the one who shot the president. Barnes pursues Kent, Kent crashes and dies. The two terrorists in the ambulance also crash when they make a sudden turn to avoid the little girl who wandered off looking for her mother. Howard (Forest Whitaker) saves her an instant before the ambulance crashes. Barnes sees the ambulance crash, goes inside and rescues the president. The final scene is a news report talking about the shootings, the bomb and that the president is alive and well...
Alex
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President Ashton: This intel is certain?
Phil McCullough: Absolutely.
President Ashton: Then why aren't we focusing on the ones who are here actually doing this?
Phil McCullough: We are.
President Ashton: This summit is too important.
Phil McCullough: I know that sir, but we're looking for five people out of six million. We are trying.
President Ashton: Try harder.
Trivia: Bill Clinton was interviewed for this movie to get the perspective of the President and how he would interact with his entourage.
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Chosen answer: It's not stated in the film, but if I had to make an educated guess I'd say his job is to make sure the news channel doesn't get any footage of any of the terrorist agents or the window the shots come from.