Héroes de Otra Patria (1998)

Original title

Héroes de otra patria

Directed by

Iván Dariel Ortíz

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Puerto Rican soldiers get separated from their squad after an ambush in the Vietnam War. The film also shows the hardships their families face back home on the island.

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What happens

Héroes de Otra Patria (in English, Heroes from Another Country, or sometimes credited as Heroes without a Cause) is a 1998 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers in the middle of the Vietnam War. After being sent on a reconnaissance mission, their squad is ambushed and they get lost in the jungle. Meanwhile, we see the struggles being suffered by their relatives after their departure from the island. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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