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In Country

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In Country
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R,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1989
Director:
Norman Jewison
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen  ...more
Synopsis: Norman Jewison directed this subdued character study of the effect of the Vietnam War on a small-town Kentucky family -- based on the novel by Bobbi Ann Mason. The film centers upon 17-year-old Samantha (Emily Lloyd) who lives in Hopewell, Kentucky with her Uncle Emmett (Bruce Willis), a quiet, laid-back veteran of Vietnam suffering from post-traumatic stress. Samantha's father was killed in Vietnam when he was 19-years-old (almost her age now), and her mother Irene (Joan Allen) has remarried. Samantha ... Full Synopsis
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Putnam Trumbull, AMG Review
Viewers who rent In Country hoping for a war-action film packed with displays of masculinity erecting itself toward bittersweet but impassioned victory may be disappointed. Norman Jewison's 1989 film takes a subtler approach to its subject matter. Rather than depending on present-tense fighting sequences, the Vietnam War in In Country is made present in the damaged minds of its survivors (Bruce Willis) ... Full Review
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Bruce Willis
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Emily Lloyd
Samantha Hughes
Joan Allen
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