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Winter Soldier

They Risked Everything To Tell The Truth.

1972 · 1h 36m · NOT RATED Documentary

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For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, telling of inaccurate body counts, and recounting the process of destroying a village.

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The film is an important historical document, an eerily prescient antiwar plea and a dazzling example of moviemaking at its most iconographically potent. But at its best, it is the eloquent, unforgettable tale of profound moral reckoning.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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The most chilling aspect of "Winter Soldier" is that, 34 years down the road, it feels fresh.

Sean Means, Film.com
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A harrowing and often nauseating compendium of battle-zone confessions that was cast into obscurity almost immediately upon release in 1972.

John Patterson, L.A. Weekly
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Very much a product of its time: It's not an investigative piece; it's a combination of documentary footage, protest, despair and anger.

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh

Rich with moments of excruciating eloquence.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

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