The Iron Triangle (1989)
- Directed by
- Eric Weston
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The story follows a Viet Cong soldier, a French mercenary, and an American soldier during the Vietnam War. It shows each man's personal struggle with loyalty and survival, offering a gray view of the conflict without clear heroes or villains.
contemplativegrittysomberatmosphericslow-burngroundedintrospectiveunflinching
What happens
The Iron Triangle is a 1989 film about the Vietnam War shot in Sri Lanka and directed by Eric Weston. The story is based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong Soldier. This unique fact gives the movie a different perspective than many of the other movies about the Vietnam war and makes black and white distinctions about who were the "good guys" and "bad guys" a little more complicated. The film stars Beau Bridges, Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Johnny Hallyday, Jim Ishida, and Ping Wu. Each character helps bring to life the struggle of what it means to fight for one's country. Whether they be a teacher's son (Ho), a French mercenary (Jacques), or a simple soldier (Keene) these three men bring to light a gray view of war which reflects that there are many more sides to the war than just "good" or "evil". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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