Film addresses the life-or-death decisions of soldiers
Soldiers of Conscience is a documentary about how soldiers deal with the morality of killing. It will be shown on PBS’s POV next week, which interestingly is also the week of the Media Violence Fast — supported by Rainbow/PUSH Coalition as well as the United Church of Christ.
Soldiers of Conscience is a dramatic window on the dilemma of individual U.S. soldiers in the current Iraq War — when their finger is on the trigger and another human being is in their gun-sight. Made with cooperation from the U.S. Army and narrated by Peter Coyote, the film profiles eight American soldiers, including four who decide not to kill, and become conscientious objectors; and four who believe in their duty to kill if necessary. The film reveals all of them wrestling with the morality of killing in war, not as a philosophical problem, but as soldiers experience it — a split-second decision in combat that can never be forgotten or undone.
As usual, you’ll want to check your local listings for air times.
