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Leia L Apr 26, 2019 Glorifies a war criminal who's own Australian men denounced him and is largely responsible for a ridiculous campaign to turn said criminal into some sort of hero. However it is an excellently made Australian film, as long as it is not taken as historically accurate. See more

Poe M Sep 8, 2018 During the second Boer War, three Australian commandos engaged tasked with fighting Boer raiding parties on their own terms are charged with illegally executing prisoners. A Australian attorney with no courtroom experience is tasked with defending them. They allege that it was an order passed down from British command that they were not to keep prisoners since it interfered with their ability to effectively fight the Boers, but the British army denies the order was ever issued. This adaptation of a play based on an actual case tackles some complex issues. The Australian soldiers are clearly being used as sacrificial lambs to speed up peace negotiations, but they also never deny that the executions took place. Their defense that they are engaged in a new type of warfare (the first combat of the 20th century) is persuasive, but it's also clear that the most senior of the three, Edward Woodward in typically fine form, is highly motivated by seeking revenge for the death of their commanding officer at the hands of the Boers. Bruce Beresford was already a veteran of the Australian film industry having started out by directing the Barry MacKenzie films, but this was the film that really brought him to international audiences. See more

Luke W Mar 31, 2018 Bruce Beresford's disquietingly thoughtful military courtroom drama that centers on a trial of humanity during the Boer War and the human cost of three Australians for the British empire building. See more

Han S Jun 16, 2017 Classic Australian film

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