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DramaWar

Love in Country

- A story of war and love

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.

Release Date : 2021-12-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Indie Rights Movies

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

David Garber

Character Name : Sgt. Ian Alexander

Original Name : David Garber

Gender : Male

Michael Southworth

Character Name : Sgt. John Reese

Original Name : Michael Southworth

Gender : Male

Vincent van Hinte

Character Name : Capt. John Tower Heinrick

Original Name : Vincent van Hinte

Gender : Male

Elijah Olachea

Character Name : PFC Jay Edgar Burd

Original Name : Elijah Olachea

Gender : Male

Jon Owens

Character Name : PFC 1st Class Charles 'Thumper' White

Original Name : Jon Owens

Gender : Male

Robert M. O'Brien

Character Name : SP4 Thomas 'Doc' Graham

Original Name : Robert M. O'Brien

Gender : Male

John Michael Tilmont

Character Name : Agent Crawford CIA

Original Name : John Michael Tilmont

Gender : Male

Vu Ha

Character Name : Monk in the Grotto

Original Name : Vu Ha

Gender : Male

Brandon Yutterman

Character Name : Lt. Harold Holis

Original Name : Brandon Yutterman

Gender : Male

David A. Miller

Character Name : Battalion Commander

Original Name : David A. Miller

Gender : Male

Lee Christman

Character Name : Macklin

Original Name : Lee Christman

Gender : Male

Jamison Key

Character Name : Medic

Original Name : Jamison Key

Gender : Male

Aki Aitos

Character Name : Vu Hoang, NVA Prisioner

Original Name : Aki Aitos

Gender : Male

Mitch McDonald

Character Name : First Sergeant

Original Name : Mitch McDonald

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-06

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 essentially a throughly unremarkable piece of cinema that seems to have no idea who it is for, or what it is trying to say - beyond the bleeding (quite literally) obvious. Most films from this theatre of war depict tragedy and brutality - but most do it far more cogently than this insipid melodrama that uses a gay angle to the story to thinly disguise a poor piece of wartime story-telling. It can't have had much of a budget and much of it looks like it was filmed in someone's back yard. It probably was, and maybe they could just stick to showing it there, too. Very poor.