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UNITED STATES · 1989

Casualties of War

Brian De Palma
New Hollywood war crimes moral conscience military hierarchy sexual violence Vietnam War
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Synopsis

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

Year1989
CountryUnited States
DirectorBrian De Palma
MovementNew Hollywood
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