I have watched this film several times over the years but as world events have evolved, it seems to have had fewer and fewer airings.
Maybe that's because there is no further way to 'polish a turd'.
My apologies to all of those involved but this is a reprehensible piece of US film-making.
When this film was produced, the Berlin Wall had just come down but the Soviet Union still existed and still posed a severe threat to the US.
However, no-one should delude themselves - this is simply a white hat/black hat/good guy/bad guy re-hash of what Hollywood has been doing for decades.
Only in this film, the Soviets are the bad guys and the 'Mujihadeen' are the good guys.
Then, having ousted the Soviet regime, the Mujihadeen (see the word 'jihad' in there) seized control of Afghanistan and transformed into... the 'Taliban'.
Maybe that's because there is no further way to 'polish a turd'.
My apologies to all of those involved but this is a reprehensible piece of US film-making.
When this film was produced, the Berlin Wall had just come down but the Soviet Union still existed and still posed a severe threat to the US.
However, no-one should delude themselves - this is simply a white hat/black hat/good guy/bad guy re-hash of what Hollywood has been doing for decades.
Only in this film, the Soviets are the bad guys and the 'Mujihadeen' are the good guys.
Then, having ousted the Soviet regime, the Mujihadeen (see the word 'jihad' in there) seized control of Afghanistan and transformed into... the 'Taliban'.