Release Date
February 9, 2007 (NY)
March 30, 2007 (Limited)
March 30, 2007 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 15, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Richard E. Robbins
Writer
Richard E. Robbins
Cast
Beau Bridges, Robert Duvall, Chris Gorham, Aaron Eckhart, Justin Kirk, John Krasinski, Josh Lucas, Brian Turner, Blair Underwood, Richard Currey, Paul Fussell, Joe Haldeman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Tim O’Brien, James Salter, Anthony Swoffordl, Tobias Wolff
Studio
Running Time
81 minutes
MPA Rating
Not Rated
"Operation Homecoming" is a unique documentary that explores the first-hand accounts of American troops through their own words. The film is built upon the Operation Homecoming initiative created by the National Endowment for the Arts to gather the writing of soldiers and their families who have participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through interviews and dramatic readings by such actors as Robert Duvall, Josh Lucas, Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood, Justin Kirk, Aaron Eckhart,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Having just watched Redacted, the God-awful Brian De Palma film about how bad soldiers can get in war, it is refreshing to watch
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. While not phenomenal, this Oscar-nominated documentary provides a unique and touching look at the human toll of the war, through the words of real soldiers.
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