During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. The film is more about the realities of war, rather than this single event.
"A squad of US soldiers go out on a mission for revenge, after the death of one of their squadmates. They kidnap a Vietnamese girl from a village, and proceed to rape and brutalize her. Only one soldier of the five man squad refuses to harm her, and speaks out against their actions.
This is a hard movie to watch, and isn't light viewing with the family over afternoon tea. But the events in this movie show a very real side to human behavior that shouldn't be ignored. Starring Sean Penn, Michael J"
Augusto Cesar added this to a list 8 months, 4 weeks ago
"Michael J. Fox plays a soldier who is put into an awful predicament in which four of his squad mates rape a vietnamese girl. He however refuses, making his life very difficult. A film not everyone seems to enjoy, I personally really enjoyed this one, based on a true story also.
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geojones100 added this to a list 1 year, 3 months ago
"PVT. MAX ERICSSON - RIFLEMAN
BRADDOCK'S ASSESSMENT: "Like Taylor, Max would provide reason and sanity and some pep talk, not that we really need that since we're going back to Asia to wipe the Vietcong off the face of the planet. The kid's alright and he's nice to have around, though.""
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Plot: During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Genre: Drama | War
Director: Brian De Palma
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly
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Story: 6 | Story Idea: 7 | Acting: 6 | Score: 6 | Visuals: 6
Overall:
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Exclusive added this to a list 1 year, 6 months ago
"Ihan hyvin näyttää Vietnamin järjettömyyksiä. Raiskauskohtaus on saattu varsin ahdistavaksi, vaikkei sitä juuri näyttetä. Sean Penn ja Michael J. Fox tekevät rooleissaan loistavaa työtä."
Jamie M. added this to a list 1 year, 10 months ago
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