The Bloody Child (1996)
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Filmmaking siblings Nina and Tinka Menkes collaborate for this nonlinear psychological study of a traumatized Gulf War veteran inspired by a true life tale originally reported in the Los Angeles Times. As the first hints of pre-dawn sunlight come shimmering over the Mojave Desert, two military policemen on their regular patrol come upon a U.S. Marine and recent Gulf War veteran digging a grave in the arid desert sand. Upon further investigation, the shocked policemen discover the bloodied corpse
Oct 26, 1996 Wide
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Nina Menkes' most powerful film to date is at once an exploration of a specific murder and a meditation on violence, gender, and power.
An amazingly strange film ...
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Movie: ID: 770723312 Title: The Bloody Child Release Date: 1996-10-26 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 6 Status: 1
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