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    Casualties of War

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    Vietnamese poster of the movie Casualties of War
    1989     War drama    
    USA
    1h 53min
    Original language: Vietnamese
    R
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.

    Based on a true incident from the Vietnam War -- the kidnapping, rape and murder of a young Vietnamese woman by US soldiers in 1966, first chronicled in a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang -- Casualties of War was a decade-long passion project for De Palma. After one of their comrades is killed in a surprise attack by the Viet Cong, a five-man squad commanded by the hard-bitten Sgt. Meserve (Sean Penn) kidnaps a teenager from a mountain village (Thuy Thu Le) to service their sexual needs. Horrified, Pvt. Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) refuses to participate in the rape, and finds his loyalty (and even his life) threatened by his squadmates. Back at base, Eriksson fights to bring the truth to light, against much opposition from the military brass.

    Directed byBrian De Palma
    Written byDaniel Lang, David Rabe
    CompanyColumbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures

    Starring

    Michael J. Fox
    Sean Penn
    John C. Reilly
    John Leguizamo
    Ving Rhames
    Holt McCallany
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