Rupert Sanders is set to direct the Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried, based on the acclaimed collection of linked short stories by Tim O'Brien, who drew on his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. The Things They Carried follows a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. It was O'Brien's third book about the war, one he wrote in response to what he considered ignorance surrounding the war, and it wound up becoming a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. One of O'Brien's stories, "Sweetheart … The post Exclusive: Rupert Sanders to Direct Vietnam War Movie ‘The Things They Carried’ appeared first on Collider.