Maverick American independent filmmaker Nina Menkes' film was inspired by thetrue story of a young U.S. Marine, just back from the Gulf War, who wasarrested while digging a grave in the middle of the Mojave Desert for hispregnant wife, whose bloodied, lifeless body lay in the backseat of his car. Menkes turns the mundane realism of the Marine's arrest into a haunting, hallucinatory journey, a jagged look back at the nature of violence. The filmmaker's sister and collaborator, Tinka Menkes, portrays a marine captain;all other cast members are actual Desert Storm veterans. Fascinating and mysterious" (Cahiers du Cinema). An Official Selection at the Sundance Nina Menkes---USA---1996---85 mins."Directed by: Menkes, NinaRunning time: 85Year: 1996English
