6.4
Jacknife
1989
Outnumbered. Outgunned. Never out of courage.
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.
Travis FimmelMajor Harry Smith
Toby BlomePrivate Bill 'Yank' Akell
Alexander EnglandWarrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby
Aaron GlenaneCaptain Morrie Stanley
Uli LatukefuBombardier Ray Ngatai
Richard Te AreGunner Murry Watene
Luke BraceySergeant Bob Buick
Sean McCarthyPrivate Vic Grice
Mojean AriaSecond Lieutenant Gordon Sharp
Ryan HancePrivate Barry 'Custard' Meller
Jordan Abbey-YoungPrivate Ron Eglinton
Ben EslerGunner Ken Deacon
Anthony HayesLieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend
Richard RoxburghBrigadier Oliver David Jackson
Sam ParsonsonSecond Lieutenant David Sabben
Travis JefferySecond Lieutenant Geoff Kendall
Daniel WebberPrivate Paul Large
Nicholas HamiltonPrivate Noel Grimes
Matt DoranMajor Noel Ford
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‘Danger Close’ is an epic recount of the Battle of Long Tan with no Hollywood exaggerations, no excuses for narrative cuts, and no colourful tie-ins. Kriv Stenders has created a film that explores inherit Australian values, history and entertainment – whilst encapsulating friendship, and a modernised respect to the ANZACs. - Lily Meek Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-danger-close-the-battle-of-long-tan-close-to-home Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
I don't at all dislike War films, but they're also not of a genre that is particularly close to my heart. Danger Close didn't do anything for me that changed that, but, if you're a fan, and are interested in the ever-elusive "Anything other than the Yanks in WWII/Vietnam or the Brits in WWI/WWII", you could do a lot worse than give _Danger Close_ a chance, but if you're looking for strong characterisation, you could do better too. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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