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A Soldier's Story
Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who appreciate morally serious investigations that use institutional prejudice and conflicting testimony to expose buried truths.
- Tone
- tense, bleak, cerebral
- Payoff
- revelation, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- non-linear
- Themes
- racism, military authority, justice, identity, revenge
- Setting
- World War II era, segregated military base and rural Southern town
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