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In the Year of the Pig

1969 · 101 min

A sobering, black-and-white montage of history and testimony that demands close attention and leaves a heavy, unsettling residue.

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WE ARE ALL "A BLOODY GOOD BUNCH OF KILLERS" ...
Overview
Both sober and sobering, producer-director Emile de Antonio’s In the Year of the Pig is a powerful and, no doubt for many, controversial documentary about the Vietnam War.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • politics
  • power
  • violence
  • morality
Places
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary, war
Directed by
Emile de Antonio
Starring
David Halberstam, Daniel Berrigan, Harry S. Ashmore
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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