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For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Controversial Vietnam Documentary Shown in Boston (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 November 2005)
Anti-Kerry Telecast Hit by Lawsuit
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 October 2004)
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One of the best films on Viet Nam (and modern war) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rusty Sachs | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Bangert | ... | Himself | |
| Scott Shimabukuro | ... | Himself | |
| Kenneth Campbell | ... | Himself | |
| Scott Camil | ... | Himself | |
| John Kerry | ... | Himself | |
| Steve Pitkin | ... | Himself | |
| Jonathan Birch | ... | Himself | |
| Charles Stevens | ... | Himself | |
| Fred Nienke | ... | Himself | |
| David Bishop | ... | Himself | |
| Nathan Hale | ... | Himself | |
| Michael Hunter | ... | Himself | |
| Murphy Lloyd | ... | Himself | |
| Carl Rippberger | ... | Himself |
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This film appears to have been all but lost to the ages, which is a shame since its a very moving record of what a group of soldiers experienced during their time in Viet Nam.
The film consists of panel testimony before and to an audience of the horrible things that the soldiers saw and did while fighting for truth justice and the American Way. That is inter-cut with one on one interviews with the film makers. Its mostly just talking heads, but its rarely boring since what these men have to say is so interesting it ends up being more like talking to friends over coffee than being lectured.
What comes through is the sincerity of the speakers who pull no punches in telling you what its like to fight a war in a hostile land of no clear cut enemies. (And yes the film echoes frighteningly with events currently transpiring in Iraq where reports on the news and interviews with soldiers find the same phrases and reasonings being repeated)
This is a haunting film that effects you not so much in the viewing, but rather in the thinking. It is not an easy film to forget and it will play in your mind much more forcefully as you think about it afterward.
If the film has any real flaw is that at 95 minutes its about 20 minutes too long. Its not that the material is bad, rather that its too much to take in and like the vet who's seen too many killings you turn off to the sights before you.
SEE THIS MOVIE. Find it and see it. It is still as vital today as when it was made.
9 out of 10.