THEME EXPLORATION

Vietnam War draft evasion

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
China Girl
China Girl
1942 · Henry Hathaway
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Cimino United States

His masterpiece 'The Deer Hunter' (1978) profoundly explores the psychological and social devastation of the Vietnam War on working-class Americans, including those conscripted into service.

 Sofia Coppola United States

'Apocalypse Now' (1979) presents an intense critique of American involvement in Vietnam through a surreal narrative that questions the war's justification and those enlisted to fight it.