The first trailer for Spike Lee's Da5Bloods is a journey into the terror and destruction of the Vietnam War
, directed by Lee, tells the story of four black veterans who go back to Vietnam to find the remains of their fallen squad leader , as well as a trunk full of gold that they buried in the Vietnamese jungle during the war.
The trailer for the upcoming Netflix film, released Monday, promises a startling look at a controversial moment in history, mixing Lee’s sensibility with archival footage of Vietnam, the Kent State protests, and Richard Nixon’s resignation, among other things. The trailer is set to “Time Has Come Today,” the psychedelic classic from The Chambers Brothers, a fitting anthem for the era.
“The United States Armed Forces came close to being torn apart when black soldiers heard that Dr. King was assassinated,” Lee previously told“They also heard that their brothers and sisters were tearing shit up in over 100 cities across America. The tipping point came very close; the black soldiers were getting ready to set it off in Vietnam—and not against the Vietcong either.”
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