It's been nearly 10 years since director Kimberly Peirce made her shattering debut with BOYS DON'T CRY, but it's been worth the wait. Peirce's second feature is a fictional tale of the real-life ordeal faced by many returning soldiers: Just when they think they've fulfilled their service contract, they're ordered back to active duty.
After two grueling tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, for which he received a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, Staff Sergeant Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe), along with fellow hometown boys Sergeant Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), PFC Tommy Burgess (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Isaac "Eyeball" Butler (Rob Brown), return to a hero's we...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
111 mins