shut.
What do you do?
You never shoot your mouth off.
I try to decide
if what I'm going to say...
is worth getting hit for.
Wish I could do that.
Franklin?
Hey, it's hot. I'm sweating.
Looks like the malaria again.
Hey...
What the hell is Harry doing?
I'll bite his head off
for a pack of cigarettes.
Colonel Braddock,
I need to talk to you.
Colonel.
Look, I'm real sorry
those two guys died...
but we don't all have to.
Maybe I can get Yin
not to ride you so hard.
You'd like that,
wouldn't you, Braddock?
How about it, Sarge?
I mean, you know you could use
some time off.
Begging the captain's
pardon, sir...
but kiss my black ass.
That's funny.
All you guys are
big, brave soldiers...
and you think I'm a coward.
No, you're not a coward.
You're a traitor.
I'm not a traitor.
Look, our country
has forgotten about us...
and we have to do
anything we can to survive.
Look, I'm not the bad guy here.
It's Braddock
and his stupid pride.
When we first got here...
there were five times
as many of us... 33 Americans.
Now look at us.
I say that all Braddock
has to do is confess...
to some garbage war crime,
and Yin will send us home.
Who's gonna care?
The war has been over for...
for God knows how long.
We don't know that for sure.
There is no war.
And nobody gives
a damn about us.
Oh, yeah?
Well, I hear they're
coming to get us.
And if I were you,
I'd rather die here...
than have to explain
to my kid...
that I was a gutless traitor.
At least I've seen my kid.
Let him go.
Back off, Nester.
Die if you want to, all of you.
Who tell you someone coming?
No one.
I made it up to piss him off.
Why'd those guys have to run?
God, I got to get some sleep!
But whenever I close my eyes,
I see my wife Gina.
Yeah. My Diane's
gonna be mad at me.
I wanted the four kids
more than she did.
We made a deal.
She'd work, and I'd retire
and bring them up.
I fooled the hell out of her.
I haven't even seen my kid!
I'm sorry.
I try to block it out,
but I can't.
No one can.
You do. Nothing bothers you.
I'm just...
I'm just not tough like you.
Lao.
Sergeant Lawrence Opelka...
you have been tried
and found guilty...
of war crimes against
the people of Vietnam...
and have been sentenced
to death.
Please!
Nester.
What does he want from him?
Chou, get over here!
Chou! You scum!
Come down here, Chou!
Mazilli!
Come here, Chou!
You're nothing! Chou! Chou!
You lose.
You're scum, Chou!
Get down here
and shut that door!
Mazilli!
Get down here, Chou!
I said, get down here!
Mazilli!
It's not doing anyone any good.
You know that.
What the hell is going on?
Why are they starting
this torture crap again?
It's OK, kid. It's OK.
Here. Brought you some things.
Did you get the quinine?
No, I can't.
Yin has it locked up.
But he told me to tell you
that if Braddock confesses...
he will give it to you.
Yin can't be trusted.
I've given him what he wanted,
and he's treated me well enough.
He doesn't care about you.
It's Braddock's confession
he's always wanted.
Over the years,
it's driven him mad.
Then why not
just give it to him?
If Yin ever breaks Braddock,
we will all be killed.
Colonel Braddock,
I have spoken to my superiors...
and arranged for you
to be released...
if you will simply let us film
your confession just once.
No public appearances,
no questions.
We could do it right now.
You know I can't do that.
Some of my men feel
I am being too lenient with you.
Colonel Braddock...
I didn't want
to have to tell you this...
but maybe you should know.
Your wife
is planning to remarry.
She has you declared dead.
Your family needs you.
Sign this statement...
I will let you go home
before the wedding.
Colonel Yin, if my wife
is getting remarried...
I'm happy for her...
because if she's gonna wait for
me to sign this confession...
she's gonna be waiting
a long time.
Get him out of here.
Get down! Come on!
Hey! Come on!
That