Scene from the film The Bloody Child
Scene from the film The Bloody Child
Scene from the film The Bloody Child
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The Bloody Child

Direction
Year 
1996
Country
  • United States
Runtime
86min 
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A young US Marine, recently back from the Gulf War, was found digging a grave for his murdered wife in the middle of the California Mojave. Inspired by this real event, Menkes turns the man’s arrest—a single moment in time—into a harrowing hallucinatory journey. Shot in North Africa and 29 Palms, California, The Bloody Child brings together Marines from Operation Desert Storm, playing themselves, with text from Shakespeare’s Macbeth to create a brutal and profound look at the desolation of violence.

Details

  • Original Title
    The Bloody Child
  • Direction
  • Cast
    Tinka Menkes, Russ Little, Robert Muller, Jack O’Hara, Sherry Sibley
  • Cinematography
    Nina Menkes
  • Editing
    Nina Menkes, Tinka Menkes
  • Runtime
    86 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    1996
  • Country
    • United States
  • Format
    • Colour

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