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Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

The final test of courage is coming home.

20065.51h 46mR

Overview

The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman.

Directed by Irwin Winkler
Written by Mark Friedman, Irwin Winkler
Produced by Rob Cowan, Randall Emmett, George Furla
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $500K

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Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

William Marsh

Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

Vanessa Price

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Sarah Schivino

Victoria Rowell

Victoria Rowell

Penelope Marsh

50 Cent

50 Cent

Jamal Aiken

Sam Jones

Sam Jones

Billy Marsh

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray

Jordan Owens

Jeffrey Nordling

Jeffrey Nordling

Cary

Brian Presley

Brian Presley

Tommy Yates

Vyto Ruginis

Vyto Ruginis

Hank Yates

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Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)iraq war veteranu.s. soldier

About Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave is a war, drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), iraq war veteran, u.s. soldier. Directed by Irwin Winkler, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci. The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman.

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