Film · Afro-Caribbean diaspora

Héroes de otra patria

Directed by Iván Dariel Ortiz · 1998 · 80 min

This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.