The Good Soldier (2009)

Directed by

Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary interviews five American veterans from different wars about what it means to be a good soldier. Each person shares their own experiences and reflections on service.

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What happens

The Good Soldier is a 2009 documentary film directed and produced by American filmmakers Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys. Using interviews with five veterans from different generations of American wars, the film explores the definition of what being a 'good soldier' really means. Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and a former bombardier in World War II, served as an advisor to the filmmakers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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