Storyline

This action film, directed by the Hughes brothers, depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn." However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent disillusionment with progress in social issues and civil rights back home in the United States, during the 1960's.

Plot Keywords

vietnam war, based on true story, neo noir, new york city, 1960s, fired from the job, beating, photograph, shootout, brutality, morphine, severed penis, hand injury, desperation, father daughter relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, nightmare, reference to john wayne, guard, falling down stairs

Short Review

Dead Presidents may eventually box itself into a narrative dead end, but its muscular engagement of weighty themes and explosive situations makes it a powerful drama.

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