Unknown Soldier: Searching for a Father

original title:
Unknown Soldier: Searching for a Father
country / year of production:
USA / 2005
original length:
121 min. , color
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genre:
Documentary
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director:
John Hulme
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plot synopsis:
This documentary shows John Hulme on his way through Vietnam. He is looking for the past of a father he never knew. Johns father Lieutenant Jack Hulme was killed in Vietnam on 30th of June in 1969, just some days before he wanted to go home and see his newborn son. Thirty years later this son wants to find out the truth about the father he never met.
keywords:
authenticity , children , father-son relationship , jungle , women during wartime , post-war era
war:
Vietnam War (1946-1975)
literature:
Rolf Steininger: Vietnamkrieg. Tischer, Frankfurt, November 2004.
remarks:
The film was made by the affected John Hulme himself.
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