F.T.A. (1972)
- Original title
- FTA
- Directed by
- Francine Parker
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary follows a 1971 anti-war road show starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland as they perform for American soldiers abroad. It mixes stage acts with interviews where GIs talk about their experiences in Vietnam and why they oppose the war.
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What happens
F.T.A. is a 1972 American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, the FTA Show, as it stops in Hawaii, The Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. It includes highlights from the show, behind the scenes footage, local performers from the countries visited, and interviews and conversations with GIs "as they discuss what they saw in battle, their anger with the military bureaucracy, and their opposition to America's presence in Indochina." Called by Fonda "a spit and a prayer production" it was far from a big budget Hollywood movie, or even a well-funded documentary. While the movie "is raw," it "underscores how infectious the movement of the 60s and 70s was", and chronicles both the Tour itself as well as the soldiers who came to see it and "the local talent of organizers, labor unions and artist/activists" in the countries visited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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