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Combat Shock

1986 · 97 min

A relentless descent into urban despair and PTSD, blending gritty realism with hallucinatory horror for an deeply unsettling experience.

Directed by
Buddy Giovinazzo
Genres
War, Drama, Horror
Tagline
Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!
Overview
A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
How it feels
Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Trauma, madness, politics, death
Content
Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Buddy Giovinazzo
Genres
War, Drama, Horror
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
war, drama, horror
Directed by
Buddy Giovinazzo
Written by
Buddy Giovinazzo
Starring
Rick Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork, Mitch Maglio, Asaph Livni, Nick Nasta, Michael Tierno, Arthur Saunders, Lori Labar
Cinematography
Stella Varveris
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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