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1969 (1988)

1969 poster
Directed by
Ernest Thompson
Genre
drama film, war film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage friends in a small American town deal with the Vietnam War tearing apart their community and their families. One friend supports the war while the other opposes it, leading to conflict and personal struggles.

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What happens

1969 is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Ernest Thompson and starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland and Winona Ryder. The original music score is composed by Michael Small. The film deals with the Vietnam War and the resulting social tensions between those who support and oppose the war in small-town America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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