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Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989
113 min
Drama History War

Plot Summary

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

7.2
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.2
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

113 min
Runtime
1989-08-18
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1989
Year
Genres
Drama History War

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User Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

8.0/10
Recent

_**Beautiful and brutal, artistic and ugly**_ Based on a true story, the arrogant sergeant (Sean Penn) of a 5-man squad on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam in November, 1966, decides to kidnap a Vietnamese farm girl for some “portable R&R” because it would be "good for the morale of the squad." But PFC Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) refuses to participate and fears being “killed In Action” for dissenting. “Casualties of War” (1989) separates itself from other Vietnam War movies by focusing o...

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kevin2019

10.0/10
Recent

"Casualties of War" is a deeply disturbing and emotionally overpowering film which remains strictly impartial throughout and it just recounts the acutely distressing and repugnant details in a dramatically harrowing yet still compelling way. The rape itself is dealt with in an incredibly matter-of-fact fashion as indeed is the victim's very life when she is indiscriminately murdered after she becomes an inconvenience. It is also shocking but to be expected that when Private Eriksson brings squad...

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1989-08-18
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