When, oh when, will documentary filmmakers — especially those on a limited budget — learn that dramatic re-creations almost never work? The lesson has not been imparted to co-directors Haofang Shen and Richard L. Anderson, whose otherwise compelling film about the atrocities suffered by American POWs in World War II is marred by cheesy reenactments that give their film the feel of a high school educational video. Nonetheless, the powerful testimonies delivered by the elderly survivors give Behind Bayonets and Barbed Wires an important reason for being.
The Chinese-American co-production relates the story of thousands of American soldiers who surrendered...
The Chinese-American co-production relates the story of thousands of American soldiers who surrendered...
- 11/22/2016
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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