A Soldier's Story (1984)
- 7.2
- 101 mins
- Mystery, Thriller
Storyline
A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?—Colin Tinto
Plot Keywords
based on play, assignment, barracks, army sergeant, platoon, jeep, reference to franklin d. roosevelt, u.s. soldier, u.s. army, kiss on the lips, baseball game, reference to the new york yankees, n word, pipe smoking, reference to adolf hitler, murder by gunshot, army captain, 1940s, racial prejudice, baseball
Short Review
In showing a woman in training and preparing for a fight, Kusama defamiliarises boxing as a subject, and makes us see afresh its drama of brutality and vulnerability.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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