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In the Valley of Elah - Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, Paul Haggis
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Movie propaganda
Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.
After serving in Iraq, Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) goes missing and is reported AWOL. On hearing the news, his father Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), a former military MP, and his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) launch a search for their son. With the help of Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron), a New Mexico police detective, the evidence grows and as the truth about Mike's time in Iraq begins to emerge, Hank is forced to challenge his long-held beliefs to solve the mystery.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama war Iraq mystery thriller AWOL soldier military hunt disappearance family
Persons of interest
- Tommy Lee Jones .... Hank Deerfield
- Charlize Theron .... Detective Emily Sanders
- James Franco .... Sergeant Dan Carnelli
- Susan Sarandon .... Joan Deerfield
- Josh Brolin .... Chief Buchwald
- Jonathan Tucker .... Mike Deerfield
- Jason Patric .... Lieutenant Kirklander
- Frances Fisher .... Evie
- Rick Gonzalez .... Gabriel
- Barry Corbin .... Arnold Bickman
- Brad William Henke .... Chuck
- Wayne Duvall .... Detective Nugent
- Zoe Kazan .... Angie
- Mehcad Brooks .... Specialist Ennis Long
- Judy Marte .... Jennifer Lopez
- Kathy Lamkin .... Carleen
- Glenn Taranto .... Detective Wayne
- Jennifer Siebel .... Jodie
- Wendy Worthington .... Lenore
- Brent Sexton .... Detective Hodge
- Josh Meyer .... Jacob Ronald Millard
- Sean Huze .... Captain Jim Osher
- Wes Chatham .... Sergeant Penning
- Joseph Bertot .... Juan
- Victor Wolf .... Private Robert Ortiez
- Jake McLaughlin .... Gordon Bonner
- Devin Brochu .... David Sanders
- Paul Haggis .... Storywriter
- Mark Boal .... Storywriter
- Paul Haggis .... Screenwriter
- Paul Haggis .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- In the Valley of Elah official movie site
- In the Valley of Elah film production notes
- In the Valley of Elah QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2008: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Tommy Lee Jones)
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
In the Valley of Elah is a cop drama with soldiers. The main theme is that bad things happen in war and that they really fuck up the soldiers who have to fight that war. There's a side issue that the army doesn't give a shit about the soldiers and gives them no support when they leave the combat zone (a little counselling goes a long way) but no bureaucracy can be expected to care about unquantifiable things like emotions. The really clever part is the whole father/son issue, in a film where the father and the sons never appear together. It's well-done.
The drama, war movie In the Valley of Elah is directed by Paul Haggis and stars Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon.
Government security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong themes and violence, nudity)
Surveillance time
121 minutes (2:01 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 28 February 2008
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