Movie

In Love and War

1987 · 100 min

A harrowing, earnest true-story drama that alternates between brutal captivity and a wife's determined campaign, leaving a heavy emotional weight.

Tagline: A P.O.W.'s fight for survival. An enemy that will do anything to break him. ...Only one will triumph!
Overview: This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Back in the US, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, isolation, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
isolation
family
loyalty
Places: prison
military
suburbs
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none