psychological
drama directed
by : Kimberly Peirce featuring
: Ryan Phillippe - Abbie Cornish - Channing Tatum - Joseph Gordan
Levitt - Claran Hinds running
time : 1 hour 52 minutes
After serving his
tour of duty in Iraq, a young American soldier who is ordered to return
to the front lines as part of the military's controversial stop-loss policy
opts instead to go AWOL in a thought-provoking military drama directed
by Kimberly Peirce. Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Philippe) is a decorated Iraq
War veteran who once served his country with pride. After his tour of duty
comes to an end, King returns to his Texas hometown and attempts to pick
up where he once left off with a little help from his family, as well as
long-time best friend and war buddy Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum). But
just as Brandon, Steve, and the rest of their war buddies begin to settle
back into civilian life, Uncle Sam comes calling on them once again. Suddenly
ordered back into active duty, the disillusioned war veteran begins to
question not just his ties to family and his longtime friendships, but
his capacity for love and his sense of honor as well.
