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For Queen & Country

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
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5.6/10
2.5K
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Denzel Washington in For Queen & Country (1988)
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A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2.5K
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    • Martin Stellman
    • Martin Stellman
    • Trix Worrell
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Dorian Healy
    • Sean Chapman
    • Martin Stellman
    • Martin Stellman
    • Trix Worrell
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Dorian Healy
    • Sean Chapman
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    • 18User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Reuben James
    Dorian Healy
    Dorian Healy
    • Tony aka Fish
    Sean Chapman
    Sean Chapman
    • Bob Harper
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • Lieutenant
    Geff Francis
    Geff Francis
    • Lynford
    Frank Harper
    Frank Harper
    • Mickey
    Craig Fairbrass
    Craig Fairbrass
    • Challoner
    Michael Bray
    • Bryant
    George Baker
    George Baker
    • Kilcoyne
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
    • Colin
    Stella Gonet
    Stella Gonet
    • Debbie
    Colin Thomas
    • Feargal
    Tatiana Strauss
    • French Girl #1
    Valérie Chassigneux
    • French Girl #2
    Brian McDermott
    • Harry
    Lisa O'Connor
    • Haley
    Anselm Peters
    • Oscar
    Amanda Redman
    Amanda Redman
    • Stacey
      • Martin Stellman
      • Martin Stellman
      • Trix Worrell
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    • Trivia
      British schoolboy Stephen Lawrence, whose high-profile murder at a bus stop in 1993 led to accusations of institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police, appeared as an extra in this film.
    • Quotes

      Reuben James: Listen, I ain't no hero alright?

      Stacey: So what are all them medals for then?

      Reuben James: Campaign medals, that's what they are. Give 'em to everyone, even the cooks.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Earth Girls Are Easy/How to Get Ahead in Advertising/See No Evil, Hear No Evil/For Queen & Country/The Rainbow (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      A Matter of Time
      Written by J. Vincent

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    User reviews18

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    7/10
    Britain from a quite different perspective
    I never intended to see the movie - in fact I'd never heard of it - but accidentally I turned on the TV just as it was beginning, I saw Denzel Washington (come on, guys, he IS gorgeous) and decided to see what it's going to be about. And jeez, I was stunned. It was Britain showed from a totally different angle that I used to know (as a tourist and an exchange student). At moments, I must admit, the picture that emerged was that negative that I started suspecting it must be very much one-sided.

    But coming back to the story: a veteran (Northern Ireland and the Falklands) comes back to the part of London where he used to live only to find the world from which he tried to escape unchanged - probably even worse. His former buddies, with whom he used to get into troubles, continue to do so, only with much graver consequences. He tries to keep away from them, find a decent job, find a girlfriend, but it turns out that no one in this country needs a black war veteran. The only thing he has is his "honour and pride" from having served "his" country.

    What is amazing for me in this movie was probably the inevitability of his fate. Returning home means for him returning to people who got stuck in this ghetto, since it is a kind of a ghetto, deprived of any future, of any hope for better future. Drug dealers, thieves, war veterans, their women and children - they are all thrown into the same category of common criminals, the so-called social margin, from whom it's best to keep away. The funny thing - sending the police to fight them does not really solve the problem, quite the contrary, leads to an open war. Yet this is how the problem is being dealt with in most countries.

    All in all, a very good movie, one worth seeing not only because of Denzel Washington :))), but also because of the social problems mentioned... And really, is Britain such a racist country?

    Just one final remark - I wonder what makes D. Washington such a good pick for roles of soldiers (and ex-soldiers). Huh?
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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1989 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Fishermans Arms pub, Old Oak Lane, Harlesden, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Working Title Films
      • Zenith Entertainment
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