Blood Oath

Blood Oath

Where does war end and murder begin?

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Release Date

7/26/1990

Runtime

108 mins

Genres

Overview

On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A sober examination of how justice collapses under political pressure after the horrors of war. The film grapples with the gap between accountability and expedience, leaving moral questions unresolved.

Mood

BleakTenseAngryContemplative

Themes

WarJusticeCorruptionMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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