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A celebrated and decorated three-star general (Robert
Redford) pleads guilty at his court-martial, is stripped of his command and rank, and ends
up in a military prison run by a warden (James Gandolfini) who controls the inmates with
violence and cruelty. Defiantly, the general hatches a plot to take over the prison and
remove the brutal warden from his command. Also with Mark Ruffalo, Clifton Collins Jr. and
Delroy Lindo. [2:00]
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man grabs his crotch during a verbal argument (it's meant
as an insult). A man removes his shirt and we see scars which we are told were caused by
electric shock torture in a POW camp. We see men in a prison with bare chests several
times. A man wears a tank T-shirt which exposes his bare shoulders. A man stands with his
hand on his crotch throughout the movie.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A man is shot in the back four times; we see his bloody
shirt and he slumps to the ground, but we don't see him die. A man is shot in the head
with a rubber bullet and he falls to the ground dead; we see a bloody bullet hole at his
temple. A man is shot twice with rubber bullets, he falls to the ground and he's dragged
away; we see him later and he complains of the pain caused by the bullets. Prison guards
fire rubber bullets and several inmates are hit. A group of men are sprayed with a water
cannon and they tumble and fall to the ground, and a water cannon is fired at a stone wall
which sends stones crashing into some men, hitting them in the head. Several men are
forcibly removed from their cells and are beaten; one is slammed head first into a metal
railing, one is kicked and clubbed, and one is tossed down some metal stairs. A group of
soldiers beat a man with billy clubs and he spits out some blood. Two men fight with
punching and kicking with a crowd surrounding them and cheering; one has a very bloody
face and a weight tied to a rope is swung over the head of one, but the fight is
interrupted. A sling shot is used to shoot fire balls at guards in towers; one is shot
into a building where some men catch on fire and we see them rolling around on the ground
to put out the flames. A catapult sends stones hurtling through the air; one crashes into
the side of a building and one crashes through a large window. A man flies a helicopter
into a tower blowing it up, and crashing the helicopter to the ground where it explodes
(he emerges with a bloody face). A man is clubbed in the legs, and guards use clubs to
pound on men who hold up lunch trays as shields. A man punches another man in the face and
shoves him, and a man punches two men knocking them out. Soldiers charge through a prison
cell block rousting all inmates to the yard. A water cannon fitted with a hook and chain
is fired at a helicopter; it attaches to its landing gear and a man climbs into the
helicopter. A group of soldiers in full riot gear break into a visitors' room and drag an
officer out while he protests. A group of soldiers carry a man who's kicking and
screaming. A man shoves another man to the ground. Men are threatened by sharpshooters,
and a man threatens another man with a cement trowel. An officer raises a club threatening
to strike a man. A man removes his shirt and we see scars which we are told were caused by
electric shock torture in a POW camp. A man falls and knocks his head on a stone; we see a
bloody scratch and some blood trickles down his forehead. A man gets a tattoo on his arm
and we see the needle puncturing his skin and he bleeds, and we see some men with bloody
scratches and wounds on their heads and faces in different scenes. A man relates the
details of a man's crime: he maimed his CO with a claw hammer. There are discussions of
brutal treatment of prison inmates and references to murders. A man is punished by being
forced to stand out in the rain holding a salute all night, a man is punished by being
forced to carry large stones back and forth across the yard all day, several men are
punished by being thrown in solitary confinement. Armed guards patrol a military prison.
Prison inmates bet on how long it will take a man to kill himself.
PROFANITY 7 - 37 F-words and its derivatives, 12 scatological terms, 1
sexual reference, 7 anatomical terms, 16 mild obscenities, 1 derogatory term for
African-Americans, 1 religious profanity, 3 religious exclamations. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Being court-martialed, POW camps, self-respect,
obedience, gambling, the Vietnam war, the Gulf war, drug possession, estranged fathers,
being a snitch.
MESSAGE - Once a soldier, always a soldier.
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