Badland
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- Synopsis
- A veteran of the first Gulf War who later went on to serve in Afghanistan and Iraq discovers that returning to civilian life after the trauma he endured is but an empty dream in director Francesco Lucente's harrowing drama....
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- Starring
- Jamie Draven, Grace Fulton, Vinessa Shaw, Chandra West, Joe Morton
- Director(s)
- Francesco Lucente
- Distributor(s)
- Arcangelo Ent.
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 160 min.
Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
It unflinchingly illuminates the toll exacted by the Iraq War in a raw, deeply personal and completely compelling manner.Read the full review
The New York Times | Matt Zoller SeitzAdd Critic to Favorites
This overlong, mawkish yet weirdly mesmerizing film doesn?t just invite identification with its tragically unhinged character; it compels it, by piling on biblically horrible misfortunes, weepy confessions and editorializing music.Read the full review
Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites
A strenuously solemn film that wants to create some kind of American pastoral tragedy out of the nation's current angst with the war.Read the full review
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