Low-key drama about Vietnam survivors and the teen daughter of one who died in the wa...
In Country
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
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In Country
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 15, 1989
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama
User Score
54%
Original Title
In Country
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Director
Norman Jewison
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$3,531,971
Description
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.