The Deer Hunter
One of the most important and powerful films of all time!
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An epic, unflinching portrait of how war shatters the bonds of working-class friendship and leaves survivors haunted by trauma they cannot escape.
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
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