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Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

A War Never Ends

20206.42h 35m

Overview

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott
Produced by Beatriz Levin, Spike Lee, Lloyd Levin
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0M0

Top Cast

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Paul

Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors

David

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Otis

Norm Lewis

Norm Lewis

Eddie

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Melvin

Mélanie Thierry

Mélanie Thierry

Hedy Bouvier

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Simon

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Seppo Havelin

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Vinh Tran

L

Lê Y Lan

Tiên Luu

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veterangoldvietnamwar veteranmale friendshipland mine

About Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods is a war, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, gold, vietnam, war veteran, male friendship. Directed by Spike Lee, it stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters. Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

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