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Attack Force Z

1982 · 93 min

A gritty, tense war film that immerses you in a dangerous jungle mission with moral dilemmas and sudden violence.

Directed by
Tim Burstall
Genres
War, Action
Overview
Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.

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Directed by
Tim Burstall
Genres
War, Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • morality
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
war, action
Directed by
Tim Burstall
Written by
Roger Marshall
Starring
Mel Gibson, John Phillip Law, Sam Neill, Chris Haywood, Sylvia Chang, Ko Chun-Hsiung, John Waters, Val Champion
Cinematography
Lin Hung-chung
Runtime
93 min
Country
Australia, Taiwan
Languages
Japanese, Mandarin, English

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