February 10, 2004
The Beast
AKA "The Beast of War" this film was strongly recommended to me by a good friend. Set in Afghanistan in the 1980's it opens with a brutal scene not unlike the first reel of Saving Private Ryan - here is war at is horrible worst. The Russians destroy a village, kill everyone and poison their water, revenge against local muhajadeen rebels. One of the tanks then gets lost in the desert, to be hunted down by the muhajadeen. Each side is shown to have its stengths and foibles, weaknesses and nobilities in a savage conflict.
Posted by Chris at February 10, 2004 02:16 PM