Synopsis
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Home video distributors
Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (United States)
Setting
Louisiana
Québec / French
Québec classification
18 years and over
Classification date
August 18, 1983
Trailer
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Festival History
- Beyond Fest 2024 - Features
- Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Torino Film Festival 2005 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1981 generic
Titles
| Original title | Southern Comfort | |
| Québec French title | Sans retour |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (cat. no. 3015) | 1983, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1983 3015 |
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Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
