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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 on the incident at hand, including the build-up and aftermath. Its uniqueness is augmented by Brian De Palmas slightly off-kilter style. The picture balances the beauty of the location and the artistry of Brian De Palma's filmmaking with the horror and ugli...