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Love in Country (2021)

Dec 07, 2021 Drama, War 2h 2m
47%
User Score
5.2/10

A story of war and love

Overview

It's 1968. Ian and John, two young point men in love in the midst of the Vietnam War, lead their squad in a desperate attempt to survive a botched Phoenix Mission, despite their Captain who has lost his humanity and who will use any means to win, including sacrificing the squad.

Richard Gayton
Writer
James Sosontovich
Writer
Kurt Braun
Director

Top Billed Cast

David Garber
David Garber

Sgt. Ian Alexander
Michael Southworth
Michael Southworth

Sgt. John Reese
Vincent van Hinte
Vincent van Hinte

Capt. John Tower Heinrick
Elijah Olachea
Elijah Olachea

PFC Jay Edgar Burd
Jon Owens
Jon Owens

PFC 1st Class Charles 'Thumper' White
Robert M. O'Brien
Robert M. O'Brien

SP4 Thomas 'Doc' Graham
John Michael Tilmont
John Michael Tilmont

Agent Crawford CIA
Vu Ha
Vu Ha

Monk in the Grotto
Brandon Yutterman
Brandon Yutterman

Lt. Harold Holis

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Love in Country - The Official Trailer
Love in Country - The Official Trailer
Trailer
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on August 6, 2023

Whilst this may be based on a true scenario, and there may well be an underlying critique on the intolerance of the US military towards anyone who wasn't a white, heterosexual, man during the Vietnam War (and in many other conflicts) that's no excuse for taking the story of these brave men and turning it into this. David Garber ("Sgt. Alexander") and Michael Southworth ("Sgt. Reese") are charged with leading a secret CIA mission whilst facing opposition from their tenacious enemy and, as the two men come to terms with their own sexuality, with their colleague's attitude to that - all whilst under fire and in hostile terrain. The narrative here is all over the place. The lacklustre direction and soporific score; the really mediocre writing and the stilted acting all contribute to what is es...

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