Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII

November. 01,2021      
Rating:
6.7
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Featuring sit-down interviews with experts and historians, follows the story of the Japanese American soldiers of WWII who fought for the ideals of American democracy.

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Reviews

ReaderKenka
2021/11/01

Let's be realistic.

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Fairaher
2021/11/02

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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KnotStronger
2021/11/03

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Hadrina
2021/11/04

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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