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The film is based on susannah cahalans memoir brain on fire. Its extremely welldocumented throughout, and although the authors style might be considered dry, the pages come to life because of the words and lives of the people portrayed. Coming out under fire features nine gay and lesbian veterans who recount how. Recipient of a george foster peabody award and a sundance film festival special jury award, this internationally acclaimed film from oscar nominated director, arthur dong, uncovers the world war ii origins of a military policy which labeled homosexuals as mentally ill and. Coming out under fire, an hourlong documentary from arthur dong, goes to the. Coming out under fire 1994 01011994 us documentary, war 1h 12m.
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Senate hearings which expose how the american government justifies and reaffirms its 50yearold system for persecuting homosexual service. Innumerable homosexual men and women served honorably and unnoticed in the armed forces of the united states during world. Based on allan berubes book of the same title, the film examines the attitudes toward homosexuality in the united states armed forces during world war ii. This is the kind of movie that almost always feels phony, but under fire feels real. Through narration and interviews, the film reveals a surprisingly tolerant military atmosphere during the early stages of world war ii. Keep your movie calendar up to date by checking our rundown of 2020 release dates for movies like black widow, tenet, dune, west side story, and more. Coming out under fire, the product of more than 10 years of research, of digging into archives and interviewing scores of veterans, is the story of howout of necessitythe military coped with this large influx of homosexuals, and how gay men and women coped with the military.
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