war drama directed
by : Bryan Gunnar Cole featuring
: Elijah Wood - Chris Klein - Jon Bernthal - Ginnifer Goodwin - Elisabeth
Moss running
time : 1 hour 33 minutes
Three men come face
to face with their concerns about war when they're drafted in this independent
drama set in the near future. As the United States becomes more deeply
mired in wars around the world and the threat of major terrorist attacks
looms large, the Federal Government decides to reinstate conscription,
and three friends face conflicting emotions as they wait out their last
few days before entering the Army under the new draft. George (Chris Klein)
is a lawyer who has been helping his wife Molly (Ginnifer Goodwin) get
through her recent cancer treatment; he would prefer to stay home with
her as she recovers, but despite his legal know how he can't find a loophole
out of his current dilemma. Aaron (Elijah Wood) is a slight and sensitive
writer who doesn't feel physically or emotionally prepared to serve in
the military, despite his sense of moral obligation, and he turns to a
therapist, Dr. Reynolds (Ally Sheedy), to help him cope. And Dixon (Jay
Bernthal) is a cabbie who feels reasonably strong and confident about his
future as a soldier until he meets Patricia (Elizabeth Moss), a college
student who challenges his beliefs and assumptions about the war and each
man's place in it. Day Zero was the first feature film from veteran editor
Bryan Gunnar Cole, and received its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca
Film Festival.
