Interviews with My Lai Veterans
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Interviews with My Lai Veterans |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1971 |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Strick |
| script | Joseph Strick |
| production | Joseph Strick |
| camera |
Haskell Wexler Richard Pearce |
| cut | Sylvia Sarner |
Interviews with My Lai Veterans is a 1971 American documentary .
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Five soldiers who were present in the attack on the Vietnamese village of My Lai on March 16, 1968 are interviewed. The interviews are conducted individually, with the men describing the orders they received and their expectations. They also try to convey the soldiers' motivation for the massacre , in which over 500 people died, and the assaults (rape).
Awards
In 1971 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short Film
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The premiere took place on February 25, 1971 in New York.