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G. I. Jesus

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Jesus Feliciano goes to fight in Iraq to earn his U.S. citizenship and now has trauma from his experiences and thinks his family is in danger.
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V.A. Musetto New York Post 04/11/2007
1.5/4
[Director] Colpaert makes nice use of blue and green hues, and he makes some valid points about the Iraqi war. But the script lacks coherence and ends with a 180-degree flip that lessens the impact of what has gone before. Go to Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz New York Times 04/09/2007
3/5
G. I. Jesus may be a mixed bag, but it is so impressive in so many ways that it demands to be taken seriously. Go to Full Review Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle 03/31/2007
2.5/5
At times beautifully captures the fear and paranoia that accompany soldiers home from war but that too often gets muddled in the morass of Jesus' internal wanderings. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 04/26/2009
C-
Amateurish production values and unpolished writing hinder this occasionally touching portrait of Jesus (Joe Arquette), a Hispanic Iraq war vet returning to his wife and daughter. Go to Full Review Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews 05/07/2007
C+
G.I. JESS isn't perfect but in its modest manner it is an ambitious and intriguing film. It is packed with topics ranging from immigration to the deployment of potentially ill men and women to the lack of proper care for veterans to the haunting effects Go to Full Review Bruce Feld Film Journal International 04/12/2007
Writer-director Carl Colpaert brushes past the most interesting aspect of his own film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/02/2007 i know joe arquette so i went to the premier of this. sadly the best part was the free wine and the after party at the cabanas at roosevelt... the film itself was mediocre. See more Kiko M @Kiko_Martinez_critic 05/21/2007 someone's final film school project? See more 02/04/2007 Doesn't this sound like the kinda movie where Jesus Christ becomes a G.I? Now that really "takes the cake!!" See more Read all reviews
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Carl Colpaert

Director

Joe Arquette

Jesus

Patricia Mota

Claudia

Telana Lynum

Marina

Maurizio Farhad

Mohammed

Mark Wystrach

Sean
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Synopsis Jesus Feliciano goes to fight in Iraq to earn his U.S. citizenship and now has trauma from his experiences and thinks his family is in danger.
Director
Carl Colpaert
Producer
Lee Caplin
Screenwriter
Carl Colpaert, Deborah Setele, Deon Wilks
Production Co
Cineville, Picture Entertainment Corporation
Rating
R (Violence|Language|Some Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.5K
Runtime
1h 40m
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