Soul Patrol review – heart stopping story of Vietnam’s first Black special ops team

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According to The Guardian, the documentary 'Soul Patrol' chronicles the story of the US Army's all-Black Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LURP) during the Vietnam War. Based on the 2003 memoir by unit member Ed Emanuel, the film highlights the incredible bravery of these young soldiers while exposing the systemic racism and exploitation they faced as 'cannon fodder'. Critic Peter Bradshaw notes that the film uses contemporary home-movie footage and dramatic recreations to depict their harrowing experiences behind enemy lines and their subsequent struggles with rage and PTSD upon returning home to a country still rife with bigotry.