A resurrected soldier, haunted by Vietnam memories, fights a gritty battle against his creators.
A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on MGM+ and YouTube (free).
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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