Iwo Jima, a tiny island 660 miles from Tokyo, was defended by 21,000 Japanese soldiers determined to fight to the death. The US campaign, which began on February 19, 1945, was expected to last only a few days. Instead it claimed the lives of nearly 7,000 Marines and lasted for over a month.
Transforming scenes from over 40 reels of combat footage into a timeless tribute for all veterans who fought during World War II, Iwo Jima: Red Blood/Black Sand brings the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history to life. For the veterans who survived the ordeal, the memories are painful. In Iwo Jima: Red Blood/Black Sand, many talk for the first time about a battle that has haunted them for almost half a century.
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"...soul-piercing...may go further toward humanizing the face of combat in World War II than any film ever made." - The Washington Post
"Watch it with your children. There is no more intelligent and instructive history lesson anywhere." - The Washington Post
"What sets [it] apart...is the extraordinary time and empathy [to help] veterans unburden themselves of the thoughts and memories they had wrestled with for half a century." - The Washington Post
"...a work of oral history...rare color footage of the battle shown over the voices gives unsettling texture and immediacy..." - The Washington Post
"...both elegiac and restrained...emotional tangles of guilt and gratitude, bitterness and love." - The Washington Post
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