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4.7/10 • 7

2021-12-072h 2m

DramaWar

A story of war and love

It's 1968. Ian and John, two young point men in love in the midst of the Vietnam War, lead their squad in a desperate attempt to survive a botched Phoenix Mission, despite their Captain who has lost his humanity and who will use any means to win, including sacrificing the squad.

Directors
Richard Gayton, Kurt Braun
Writters
James Sosontovich, Richard Gayton

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  1. David Garber

    David Garber

    Sgt. Ian Alexander

  2. Michael Southworth

    Michael Southworth

    Sgt. John Reese

  3. Vincent van Hinte

    Vincent van Hinte

    Capt. John Tower Heinrick

  4. Elijah Olachea

    Elijah Olachea

    PFC Jay Edgar Burd

  5. Jon Owens

    Jon Owens

    PFC 1st Class Charles 'Thumper' White

  6. Robert M. O'Brien

    Robert M. O'Brien

    SP4 Thomas 'Doc' Graham

  7. John Michael Tilmont

    John Michael Tilmont

    Agent Crawford CIA

  8. Vu Ha

    Vu Ha

    Monk in the Grotto

  9. Brandon Yutterman

    Brandon Yutterman

    Lt. Harold Holis

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CinemaSerf

Aug 6, 2023

4/10

Whilst this may be based on a true scenario, and there may well be an underlying critique on the intolerance of the US military towards anyone who wasn't a white, heterosexual, man during the Vietnam War (and in many other conflicts) that's no excuse for taking the story of these brave men and turning it into this. David Garber ("Sgt. Alexander") and Michael Southworth ("Sgt. Reese") are charged with leading a secret CIA mission whilst facing opposition from their tenacious enemy and, as the two men come to terms with their own sexuality, with their colleague's attitude to that - all whilst under fire and in hostile terrain. The narrative here is all over the place. The lacklustre direction and soporific score; the really mediocre writing and the stilted acting all contribute to what is essentially a throughly unremarkable piece of cinema that seems to have no idea who it is for, or what it is trying to say - beyond the bleeding (quite literally) obvious. Most films from this theatre of war depict tragedy and brutality - but most do it far more cogently than this insipid melodrama that uses a gay angle to the story to thinly disguise a poor piece of wartime story-telling. It can't have had much of a budget and much of it looks like it was filmed in someone's back yard. It probably was, and maybe they could just stick to showing it there, too. Very poor.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
vietnam warlgbtmilitarylgbt in the militarygay theme