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The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story

1993 · 96 min

A somber, quietly harrowing ordeal of endurance and injustice that leaves a lingering sense of betrayal and weary sorrow.

Tagline: The first casualty of war is innocence
Overview: Marine Private First Class Robert Garwood spent fourteen harrowing years as a Vietnam P.O.W. only to finally be released and immediately arrested by the U.S. Marine Corps on charges of collaboration with the enemy. He is found guilty on the strength of the testimony from those P.O.W.s he tried to take care of so many years before and is branded a traitor.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, betrayal, justice, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
justice
isolation
war
Places: wilderness
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none