Release Date
December 15, 2006 (LA/NY)
May 11, 2007 (Limited)
May 11, 2007 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
October 23, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Irwin Winkler
Writer
Mark Friedman
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci, Chad Michael Murray, Curtis Jackson, Brian Presley
Studio
Running Time
106 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for war violence and language
From Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler comes "Home of the Brave," the story of four American soldiers nearing the end of their tours of duty in Iraq. Shortly after learning their unit will soon return home, they are sent on one final humanitarian mission to bring medical supplies to a remote Iraqi village.
The unit is ambushed and takes heavy losses. The surviving troops suffer both physical and psychological injuries. Now, as they return to the United... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
The oddly concoted cast of Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci, Brian Presley, Chad Michael Murray and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson make up the ensemble drama Home of the Brave, a movie that looks at how soldiers have to deal with adjusting to normal life after returning from the Iraq War. Most modern war flicks have hit theaters with an astounding thud, and Home of the Brave was given a particularly cruel limited release; it's $12 million budget went to waste on pennies in revenue.
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