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Assault Platoon

Name: Assault Platoon
Director: Tony Y. Reyes
Released: 1990
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

1990

Director

Tony Y. Reyes

Runtime

92 minutes

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Assault Platoon blends typical action movie elements with a critical view of institutional power. It features a diverse rescue team, avoiding a monolithic cast. However, the storytelling remains rooted in traditional masculine themes, where male characters dominate the narrative and ability to act.

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Category Breakdown

Does Assault Platoon have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. The story focuses on a military rescue mission within a traditional masculine framework.

How does Assault Platoon portray gender?

Limited

The film centers on male characters who play a significant role in driving the plot. Women and children are shown primarily as victims of gas attacks, but they do not have much control over their own stories.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Assault Platoon?

Fair

The rescue team includes seven diverse individuals, which adds some variety to the cast. However, the tension in the story is based on well-known geopolitical conflicts between American and Vietnamese forces.

How does Assault Platoon represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film portrays the U.S. Government as an institution that hides its own wrongdoings, adding a layer of moral complexity to the story.

Does Assault Platoon include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

The film includes a diverse rescue team of seven members, enhancing the representation of different backgrounds.
It challenges blind faith in institutions by highlighting government cover-ups.
The story introduces moral complexity through the theme of state-sponsored deception.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies on conventional gender roles and male-driven ability to act.
Women and children are portrayed mainly as victims without a significant role in driving the story.
The story adheres to established geopolitical conflicts rather than exploring deeper cultural nuances.

Official Synopsis

In 1973 Vietnam, gas bombs are dropped on villages, killing men, women, and children. Two downed American pilots, accused of the bombings, are captured and tortured. Both men give name, rank, and serial number but neither one confesses. Elsewhere, a team of seven diverse individuals is hired to rescue the two pilots. These individuals manage to free the pilots from the river-cages where they've been imprisoned, (with water up to their shoulders), but the Vietnamese counterattack proves deadly. Only one rescuer survives and he's burdened by the knowledge that the U.S. Government wanted the pilots rescued and then silenced to order to conceal their role in dropping gas-bombs.

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