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Available
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Publication
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006)
Description
Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Ericksson (Michael J. Fox) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn). Master filmmaker Brian DePalma creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.
Media reviews
The New Yorker
A great, intense movie about war and rape, based on a Vietnam incident of 1966 that was reported in The New Yorker, October 18, 1969, by the late Daniel Lang. He gave an emotionally devastating account of the actions of a squad of five American soldiers who kidnapped a Vietnamese village girl,
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raped her, and then covered up their crime by killing her. One of the five men refused to take part in the rape, and, despite threats and attempts on his life, forced the Army to bring the other four to trial. He’s the one who suffers from guilt: he can’t forgive himself for his inability to save the girl’s life. Directed by Brian De Palma, the movie is the culmination of his best work. Show Less