The Firing Line (1991)
Directed by Jun Gallardo / John Gale
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - Philippines, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this low-budget, straight-to-video war drama, a Pentagon advisor working in a South American country suddenly finds his sympathies shifting toward the rebel cause when he realizes that some of the atrocities going on in the conflict-torn country are being perpetrated by his own countrymen in disguise. When he first finds out about the covert activities, he protests, but that only gets him tortured by his men. He then becomes a full-fledged renegade and begins secretly training a guerilla force to fight back. Poorly executed violence ensues.
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allegiance, Communism, guerrilla, mercenary, one-against-odds, peasant, revolution, romance, salesperson, switching-loyalty