Purple Heart (film)

Purple Hearth
Directed by Bill Birrell
Produced by Bill Birrell
Russel Gannon
Demetrius Navarro
Josh Siegel
Stefan Beese
Written by Bill Birrell
Russel Gannon
Starring William Sadler
Mel Harris
Ed Lauter
Emilio Rivera
Dennis Hayden
Music by Ralph Rieckermann
Cinematography Guy Livneh
Release dates
  • November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)
Country United States
Language English

Purple Heart is a 2006 action-war film directed, co-writer and co-produced by Bill Birrell. It stars William Sadler, Mel Harris and Emilio Rivera. It is released on November 11, 2006.

Plot

The film is the story of Sgt. Oscar Padilla, member of an elite military unit designed for covert operations. His first mission: assassinate Saddam Hussein prior to the beginning of the 2003 Iraq War. Unfortunately the mission is compromised; Padilla is captured and tortured by the Iraqis. Later, Padilla is rescued, but is severely damaged by his ordeal. Back in the United States, he escapes from the lock down ward of the military hospital where he is being treated. Given what he knows about the illegal attempt at political assassination, he is considered dangerous. As the leader of the unit that trained Padilla, Colonel Allen is sent with specific orders to go find him and "solve the problem" permanently. Allen intends to convince Padilla to come back. As it turns out, there was no real-life mission at all: it was the final, most severe training exercise that broke Padilla's soul – and mind. The film raises questions about the moral obligations of the use of military power, and the methods that the U.S. uses to train and ultimately sacrifice its own soldiers.

Cast

Production

Purple Heart was produced by the company of Claymore Inc..

Home release

The DVD version of the film was distributed by Indican Pictures in 2008.

Release

Purple Heart was released in the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA for the Artivist Film Festival.

External links

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