Remake of the John Frankenheimer 1962 Cold War classic,
updated to contemporary times and paranoias: Denzel Washington stars as an army
major who is tormented by dreams and memories of a firefight he survived in
Kuwait in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. Ten years have passed and he
eventually remembers that his platoon was kidnapped by the enemy, and
brainwashed. When he realizes that one of his fellow soldiers (Liev Schreiber)
is ascending the political ladder, he tries to warn him and make him realize
that he's a political pawn. Meryl Streep costars as a powerful political mother
and wife with ulterior motives. Also with Kimberly Elise, Jon Voight and Jeffrey
Wright. Directed by Jonathan Demme. [2:10 - R]
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