Stick (1987)
Directed by Darrell Roodt
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - South Africa |
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
A group of eight South African mercenaries are driven to fatigue and insanity in this violent anti-war drama. Cooper (Sean Taylor) narrates as one of the soldiers led by the bloodthirsty O'Grady (Greg Latter). Set out on a search-and-destroy mission, the group kills a young cowherd and a witch doctor before slaughtering an entire village, and the shaman casts his supernatural spell from beyond the grave on the already insane soldiers. The feature serves as a metaphorical example of the political chaos and violence in South Africa.
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anti-war, mercenary, murder, soldier, supernatural, supernatural-forces