# Under Fire (1983)

> A principled war photographer is pulled from detached observer to dangerous participant during Nicaragua's revolution.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7148

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Roger Spottiswoode
- Cast: Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Masur, Alma Martinez, René Enríquez
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086510/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, morally serious, paranoid, serious movie night, political cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A photographer's quest for truth in a war-torn landscape reveals the cost of neutrality.

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