Go for Broke

Go for Broke

2017 · 107 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War, History

During the tumultuous year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of University of Hawaii ROTC students navigate wartime Hawaii and fight discrimination.

Directed by Alexander Bocchieri · Written by Stacey Hayashi

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