A Line in the Sand (2009) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • A soldier showing off his gear on camera points to his genitals and refers to them as his 'gun' and then holds up his rifle and says 'and this is my rifle'.

Violence & Gore

  • As the film takes place during the Iraq war there are the expected scenes of war violence.
    • A dead Iraqi man is shown with a bullet hole in his head.
    • An Iraqi man is strangled to death and then his dead body is shot several times by a U.S. soldier.
    • Several U.S. soldiers are shot at off camera and their resulting wounds are shown in close up shots.
    • One soldier removes a bullet from the arm of another using a knife, a fair amount of blood is shown. His bloody wound is visible (though haphazardly wrapped) for the rest of the film.
    • The two main characters come across the body of a dead U.S. soldier in the desert. No blood or visible injury is shown. - The two main characters get in a physical altercation resulting in one pulling a gun and threatening to kill the other.
    • The two main characters get into a brief gunfight with an insurgent. One of them is shot in the chest and the bloody wound is shown. He later dies of his wound (this is not shown). The bloody dead body of the insurgent is also shown.

Profanity

  • Continued use of profanity throughout. Lots of use of 'f***' and 's***'.
  • A couple of derogatory terms for Arabs are used by one of the main characters.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • One of the main characters describes his father's use of heroin.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The two main characters face a number of intense scenes where they are expecting to be shot at and/or looking for enemy fighters. The scenes of war violence will obviously be frightening to some viewers.
  • One of the main characters begins to hallucinate about his wife complaining about his joining the army as he walks through the desert. There are flashbacks to explosions and shooting though no one is shown being injured or dying.
  • The two main characters are constantly at odds with one and other throughout the film due to their very different ideologies about the war and their mission. It results in multiple heated discussions and a physical confrontation.
  • On multiple occasions the two main characters choose to leave the bodies of other U.S. soldiers behind which may offend some viewers.
  • Two Marines show up at the house of one of the main characters to inform his wife and daughter of his death. The wife breaks down in tears and the daughter embraces her.

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