SummaryJerry is a Marine reservist who was a young patriot and idealist when he served in the first Gulf War. But when he is called up for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq, Jerry is a father of three; older and embittered by a life besieged by broken promises, and unfulfilled desires. Jerry returns a changed man, transformed by horrors committed that... Read More
Directed By:Francesco Lucente
Written By:Francesco Lucente
Badland
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Generally Unfavorable
30
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5.3
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
22% Positive
2 Reviews
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22% Mixed
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5 Reviews
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70
It unflinchingly illuminates the toll exacted by the Iraq War in a raw, deeply personal and completely compelling manner.
63
Says many things at once without much perspective or clarity.
User score
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42% Positive
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4 Ratings
Jul 22, 2024
10
It unflinchingly illuminates the toll exacted by the Iraq War in a raw, deeply personal and completely compelling manner.
Jul 22, 2024
8
After watching the trailer, I felt sadness and grief from the soundtrack. I thought it would be a good movie with a story that touched the hearts of the audience. After watching this movie, I thought that at the end of the movie, people will learn something unforgettable.
40
A strenuously solemn film that wants to create some kind of American pastoral tragedy out of the nation's current angst with the war.
38
Possibly the worst idea for a movie this century.
30
Writer-director Francesco Lucente's overconfident, emotionally forced 160-minute opus offers trite antiwar platitudes--at best--in chronicling the anguished existence of a soldier who can't shake the horrors he experienced in Fallujah.
12
The year's dullest movie has arrived: the deeply silly Badland, which is as dead as winter and twice as long.
10
Overlong, over-the-top dirge.
Jul 21, 2024
8
Great movie and I love it so much and I’m glad you are see this beautiful film this Sunday night
Production Company:
- Badland Corporation
- Ruby Max Entertainment
Release Date:Nov 30, 2007
Duration:2 h 45 m
Rating:R
Tagline:When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross. Sinclair Lewis
Awards
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
ECU European Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
