White Homeland Commando

1993 1h 3m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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White Homeland Commando takes the familiar terrain of network action drama and tilts the playing field. Reminiscent of today's popular reality-based cop shows, White Homeland Commando offers a straightforward story: four members of a special police unit investigate and infiltrate a New York-based white supremacist organization. But that is where the commonplace ends. The teleplay is shot and edited in a highly textured visual style, the colors are subdued yet somehow garish, and the sound is deliberately just out of sync with the speaker's lips. Occasional static combines with jumps in the plot — the editing is reminiscent of a television viewer flipping channels.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ron Vawter
Kate Valk
Peyton Alex Smith
Nancy Reilly
Anna Köhler
Michael Stumm
Willem Dafoe
Karl
Zbigniew Bzymek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, shot by Ken Kobland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Melody London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Ron Vawter and Kate Valk and Peyton Alex Smith carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Elizabeth LeCompte directs. Ken Kobland behind the camera. Melody London cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, shot by Ken Kobland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Melody London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ron Vawter and Kate Valk and Peyton Alex Smith carry the top of the cast.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.