United Red Army

Name: United Red Army
Genre: Drama
Released: May 27, 2011
Duration: 190 min
Rating: 67

2011

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Lorber Films | Release Date: May 27, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Koji Wakamatsu’s epic docudrama explores the political unrest of 1960s Japan, when mass student uprisings coincided with the beginnings of the far-left United Red Army group, which tortured and murdered its “deviant” members during a 1972 training session. (Lorber Films)

Director: Kôji Wakamatsu

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 190 min

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J. Hoberman

May 24, 2011

At the heart of the movie are the prolonged, increasingly violent, self-criticism sessions - an escalating, claustrophobic, paranoid reign of terror, staged in near-darkness and shown in close-up. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

May 27, 2011

A raw mix of documentary and fiction, directed by Koji Wakamatsu, a veteran of soft-core porn ("Go, Go Second Time Virgin") whose anti-war stunner "Caterpillar" just played here. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Vadim Rizov

Jun 6, 2011

The film has a narrative grip and pitiless portrait of idealism run amok that's hard to resist. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

May 24, 2011

The film's commitment to representing the harsh truths of an unfortunate historical moment is admirable, but it tends to grate rather than illuminate. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

May 27, 2011

The stilted and awkward physical and vocal performances in combination with the visually flat cinematography bring to mind the look, sound and visual texture of American daytime soaps, an association that perversely makes the movie more and more watchable. Read full review

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