Ep. 141 The Beast

In this episode, host Martin Kessler welcomes John Arminio of
the Popcorn Eschaton! podcast to discuss Kevin Reynolds'
underappreciated 1988 war film The Beast. Set during the second
year of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, it follows a Soviet
T-55 tank unit who lose their way in the mountains following a
savage attack on a Pashtun village and the vengeful mujahideen
soldiers tracking them, committed to destroying "the
Beast."  Kessler and Arminio dig into this "holy grail of tank
movies" and how it smartly deals with themes of revenge and
mercy, the Islam faith, Pashtunwali, overcoming language
barriers and humanizing both sides of a "rotten war." Popcorn
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the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"