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The Battle Of Chosin

2016 · 113 min

A sober, harrowing account of soldiers enduring brutal cold and overwhelming odds, told with archival weight and quiet gravity.

Directed by
Randall MacLowry
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Insurmountable odds. Unforgiving conditions. Unyielding courage.
Overview
An amazingly harrowing story of the 17 day engagement of bloody combat and heroic survival in subartic temperatures. UN forces largely outnumbered and surrounded, due to a surprise attack led by 120,000 Chinese troops.

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Directed by
Randall MacLowry
Genres
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    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • death
    • violence
    • loyalty
    Places
    • military
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
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    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism9
    Romance0
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    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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