Casualties of War
A political controversy erupted over the portrayal of US soldiers in De Palma's 2007 film "Redacted". Loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings by American soldiers in Iraq, the film echoes themes that appeared in De Palma's Vietnam War film, Casualties of War (1989). "Redacted" received a limited release in the United States and grossed less than $1 million against a $5 million budget.