A young Marine veteran is facing a new battle back home while struggling through a shattered economy and burdened by the physical and emotional scars of war.
Acting
Kaplan's physicality — every limp tells a story.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like broke veterans talk.
Direction
Ryan refuses to dramatize what life already made tragic.
Director
Geoff Ryan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bryan Kaplan, a non-actor and actual Marine veteran, improvised much of his dialogue based on his own VA experiences. Director Geoff Ryan found him at a veterans' writing workshop in San Diego.
Released during the 2012 election cycle, the film was deliberately ignored by both parties — too critical of military worship for Republicans, too unsympathetic to government solutions for Democrats. It made $847 at the box office.
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