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Casualties of War (1989) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

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The link below will take you directly to the product on Amazon.  If you are using an adblocker you will not see link.
 
 

 

 
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A bit pricey for an older title, but this is probably the only De Palma title left on my wish list, so I will order it.

Michael J. Fox is good (if a bit schticky) , but Sean Penn is better, and Thuy Thu Lee as the abductee and rape/murder victim is absolutely heartbreaking. I have absolutely no doubt that incidents such as those depicted in this film actually occurred. Nightmare stuff.
 

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The film is based on an article by Daniel Lang in The New Yorker and then his book, so, allowing for creative license, the the key events depicted happened. "Nightmare stuff" is exactly right.

As I've said elsewhere, I think Casualties of War is, morally speaking, both the greatest war film and the greatest feminist film ever made.
 

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Well said, Tom.

For anyone who opposed the Vietnam War and who opposes war in general, this is a powerful film.
 

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