Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

2019 119 min ★ 6.8 War, Action, Drama, History

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

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Cast

Travis Fimmel

Major Harry Smith

Luke Bracey

Sergeant Bob Buick

Daniel Webber

Private Paul Large

Alexander England

Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby

Aaron Glenane

Captain Morrie Stanley

Nicholas Hamilton

Private Noel Grimes

Myles Pollard

Flight Lieutenant Frank Riley

Matt Doran

Major Noel Ford

Anthony Hayes

Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

Richard Roxburgh

Brigadier Oliver David Jackson

Details

Director

Kriv Stenders

Screenplay

Stuart Beattie

Tagline

"Outnumbered. Outgunned. Never out of courage."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$23,934,823

Revenue

$2,078,370

Production

Red Dune Films, Full Clip Productions, Deeper Water Films, Sunjive Studios, THN Nominees, Hoosegow Productions, Ingenious Media

Reviews

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SWITCH.

June 18, 2019

‘Danger Close’ is an epic recount of the Battle of Long Tan with no Hollywood exaggerations, no excuses for narrative cuts, and no colourful tie-ins. Kriv Stenders has created a film that explores inherit Australian values, history and entertainment – whilst encapsulating friendship, and a modernised respect to the ANZACs. - Lily Meek Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com....

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Gimly

January 1, 2020

★ 5/10

I don't at all dislike War films, but they're also not of a genre that is particularly close to my heart. Danger Close didn't do anything for me that changed that, but, if you're a fan, and are interested in the ever-elusive "Anything other than the Yanks in WWII/Vietnam or the Brits in WWI/WWII", you could do a lot worse than give _Danger Close_ a chance, but if you're looking for strong characte...