 Film poster for Casualties of War Casualties of War is a 1989 war movie about the Vietnam War, starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn. It was directed by Brian De Palma.
An squad of American soldiers has one of its members killed in a village which they believe is helping
their Viet Cong enemies. In retaliation, the squad kidnaps a Vietnamese girl to be their sexual slave. During a fire fight, they viciously murder the girl to avoid being discovered by their superiors. After the battle, they cover up the murder. The film is based on a true story.
The film is about how normal moral behavior is discarded during war times and shows it in the extreme when soldiers become savages who can dehumanize innocent by-standers. The film is also about personal responsiblity for maintaining that morality in extreme conditions.
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