Product Details

• Actors: Peter Coyote
• Directors: Gary Weimberg, Catherine Ryan
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: NEW VIDEO GROUP
• DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002AS45TC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,579 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Soldiers of Conscience" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Every soldier wrestles with his conscience over killing. Although most decide to kill, some refuse. Made with official permission from the U.S. Army, SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE reveals that far more soldiers decide not to kill than we might expect.

Narrated by Emmy® winner Peter Coyote, SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE profiles eight American soldiers: four who decide not to kill and become conscientious objectors, and four who believe in their duty to kill if necessary. The film reveals how everyone from West Point grads to drill sergeants, Abu Ghraib interrogators to low ranking reservist-mechanics, grapples 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. Including never-before-seen footage of basic training and the war in Iraq, SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE is a realistic yet optimistic look at war, peace and the power of the human conscience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Bravery, December 10, 2009

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Michael Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soldiers of Conscience (DVD)

This film is a powerful, sensitive, and even handed portrayal of four very different men who go to Iraq and then decide to apply for conscientious objector status. The men are very generous in sharing their experiences and I came away from the film in awe of their humility and bravery, and inspired by their example.

Please see this film.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Conscientious Documentary on Soldiering I've Seen, November 5, 2009

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Lou Quacious "Independent Individual" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldiers of Conscience (DVD)

I have watched Soldiers of Conscience three times now. It is one of the most pragmatic, optimistic, eloquent and fairly-conceived projects about the personal conscience of American men given guns and license to kill that I've ever seen. I am sustained by the thought that 75% of the men who see combat never pull the trigger. I pray for peace of mind for the remaining 25%. The choice between defending an ideal you believe in with all your heart and recognizing the sanctity of any and every human life has to be a decision wrought with anguish and dread for every man. We would not be human otherwise.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, December 9, 2009

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SaraMidtown (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldiers of Conscience (DVD)

This is one of the BEST documentaries I have ever seen, tied only with _Why We Fight_ and _Heart of Stone_.

_Soldiers of Conscience_ is touching, inspiring, and educational. I was perhaps most impressed with how *balanced* it was! I would love to see this film shared with more and more people! I believe that anyone can find him or herself represented in this film, and represented well.