Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
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Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling is the troubled U.S. Army officer at the center of the film "Courage Under Fire," grappling with guilt and moral ambiguity as he investigates a posthumous Medal of Honor nomination.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army officer
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Courage Under Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAwardInvestigation | Medal of Honor GENERATED ⓘ |
| conflictInBackstory | Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Courage Under Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorContext | Edward Zwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionallyCharacterizedAs | troubled ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 1996 ⓘ |
| genreContext | war drama ⓘ |
| hasTraumaFrom | friendly fire incident ⓘ |
| investigates | Captain Karen Emma Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| moralArc | from denial to acceptance of responsibility ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to examine ethics of military heroism ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
personal redemption
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truth-seeking ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Denzel Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to investigate a posthumous Medal of Honor nomination ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| screenwriterCreator | Patrick Sheane Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | post-Gulf War United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
guilt
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moral ambiguity ⓘ |
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