Review of Rescue Dawn (2007) by Mark K — 02 Oct 2012

Good movie: not easy to produce something good on the war in Vietnam...

This review of Rescue Dawn (2007) was written by Mark K on 02 Oct 2012.

Rescue Dawn has generally received positive reviews.

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