This drama concerns a family frozen in grief since the Vietnam War, but it's hard to sympathize with the characters because they keep having the same argument over and over, at progressively higher decibel levels.
In the decades since his son, war hero Brendan Calden, went missing in North Vietnam, George Calden (Ed Asner) has written his Indiana congressman and pestered the US Military about locating his body. After the Vietnamese government softens its policy concerning MIAs, George gets the go-ahead for a recovery mission. Bob Calden (Robin Thomas), who served alongside his
unfortunate brother, has mixed feelings about their father's "good news" and bris...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins