F.T.A.

Name: F.T.A.
Genre: Comedy, Music, Documentary
Released: March 5, 2021
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Holly Near, Jane Fonda, Len Chandler, Michael Alaimo

2021

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 5, 2021 | R

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Holly Near, Jane Fonda, Len Chandler, Michael Alaimo, Pamela Donegan, Paul Mooney, Peter Boyle, Rita Martinson, Steve Jaffe

Summary: “The Show the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop!” In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. It was directly engaged with and inspired by veterans against the war and, naturally, it upset U.S. military higher-ups. The F.T.A. tour was highly controversial and was a“The Show the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop!” In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. It was directly engaged with and inspired by veterans against the war and, naturally, it upset U.S. military higher-ups. The F.T.A. tour was highly controversial and was a huge success among stationed soldiers. In spite of positive reviews and business, director Francine Parker’s film version was quickly taken out of circulation due to political pressures and has been difficult to see for decades. F.T.A. has now been fully restored in 4K by IndieCollect and is preceded by a new video introduction by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda, which provides historical context and explains the impetus that sparked the creation of the F.T.A. troupe. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Francine Parker

Genre(s): Comedy, Music, Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Liam Lacey

Mar 15, 2021

Like a rash of contemporary films — The Trial of the Chicago 7, Judas and the Black Messiah and Da Five Bloods — F.T.A. reminds us how much the anti-war and civil rights battles of the past are currently resonant, even when we have our history slightly wrong. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

A blend of comedy, song and dance, drama and male and female servicemember interviews, it’s funny, biting and tuneful, and it takes you right back there if you lived through it, and might be an eye-opener for activist “Ok, Boomer” millennials. Read full review

The Playlist Andrew Crump

Mar 16, 2021

Most of all, the chance to spend 90 or so minutes in Fonda’s orbit offers a welcome reminder of what cancellation actually means. For her, and for F.T.A., it means silence. Bravo to the folks responsible for putting the film under a spotlight at a moment where a lesson in genuine cancellation is so desperately needed. Read full review

Steve Davis

Mar 11, 2021

While the cabaret performances are the documentary’s draw, the movie comes most alive in the interspersed interviews with servicemen and women willing to speak their minds, whether it’s about institutional racism in the military, the imperialistic siting of bases in Asia, and, of course, the ugliness of the war itself, in all of its manifestations. Read full review

Phil Hall

Although not a great film by any stretch, it is a fascinating slice of a fractious period in American history. Read full review

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