The Soldier's Tale
Director Penny Allen
Countries
Duration 52 min
Synopsis
An unforeseen encounter between the filmmaker and a traumatized soldier, himself a victim of lies about war. A film beyond ideology in an improvised dialogue that functions on two levels: first, revealing the violence inflicted on victims, and second, zeroing in on the solitary distress of a killer grappling with his own nightmares. Both the narrative and the extremely violent photos and videos brought back from Iraq like trophies define the consideration of the crime of war as the ultimate manifestation of pacifism.”
An unforeseen encounter between the filmmaker and a traumatized soldier, himself a victim of lies about war. A film beyond ideology in an improvised dialogue that functions on two levels: first, revealing the violence inflicted on victims, and second, zeroing in on the solitary distress of a killer grappling with his own nightmares. Both the narrative and the extremely violent photos and videos brought back from Iraq like trophies define the consideration of the crime of war as the ultimate manifestation of pacifism.”