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Bookmark this pageGoing Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
Director: George Butler
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Whether director George Butler anticipated the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads or restructured his film to answer them, Going Upriver is an unabashed attempt to define the nature of Kerry's service in Vietnam and his subsequent efforts to save American lives by mobilizing Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Vivid documentary footage from Kerry's actual Swift boat and voiceover testimony from men he served with paint a portrait of a decent man in a depraved situation. But its monocled focus on a distinct slice of the past will make filmgoers on both sides of the political spectrum wonder, Will the Vietnam War never end?Author: LM
Time Out New York Website
Cast & crew
Director: George Butler
Cast: David Alston, Dan Barbiero, Douglas Brinkley, Harvey Bundy, Max Cleland, Bestor Cram, Chris Gregory, Richard Holbrooke, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Joe Klein
Duration: 130 mins
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