THEME EXPLORATION

Vietnam War draft resistance

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Victory
Victory
1981 · John Huston
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944 · Frank Capra
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Face to Face with Death
Face to Face with Death
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Quiet American
The Quiet American
2002 · Phillip Noyce
The 12th Man
The 12th Man
2017 · Harald Zwart
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Dongji Rescue
Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
Turkish Ice Cream
Turkish Ice Cream
2019 · Can Ulkay
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone United States

His films like 'Born on the Fourth of July' and 'Platoon' directly explore the moral complexities of the draft, resistance, and soldiers' internal conflicts during the Vietnam War.

 Andrew Davis United States

His Oscar-winning documentary 'Hearts and Minds' comprehensively examines the Vietnam War's impact on both Vietnamese and American lives, including the draft's human toll.