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Manufacturer: DOCURAMA
Starring: Tomas Young
Directed By: Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0767685136157
Format: Color
Label: DOCURAMA
Manufacturer: DOCURAMA
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: DOCURAMA
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-10-28
Running Time: 87
Studio: DOCURAMA
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Paralyzed from the chest down after serving in Iraq for just one week, 25-year-old Tomas Young is forced to deal with the realities of war each and every day. For Tomas, learning to cope with his disability meant finding his voice to speak out against the war in Iraq.
Directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro and set to the haunting vocals of Eddie Vedder, the multi award-winning BODY OF WAR splits its time between Tomas s arduous daily reality in Kansas City, MO, and the legislative processes that led up to the invasion of Iraq in 2002.
Senatorial speeches and a running tally of pro-war votes are interspliced with intimate footage of Tomas as he navigates through the acute physical and emotional impacts of his injury. A testament to the power of parallel images, the film adeptly juxtaposes the sanitized vantage point of Washington with raw personal experience. In the end, this contrast forces viewers to question the motives, methods, and ever-rising cost of the conflict in Iraq.
A deeply moving and bracingly honest film, BODY OF WAR narrates a story that must be heard a story of courage, conviction, and resistance.
DVD Features: Eddie Vedder Music Video No More; MSNBC interview with Phil Donahue; CSPAN coverage of the House and Senate debates; Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailer; Filmmaker Biographies
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Summary: bought for a friend
Comment: i bought this for a vietnam vet friend of mine that wanted to see it i watched some of it it shows that war is hell
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Summary: A must-see heart-breaker
Comment: This documentary provides an extremely good view of our government's failure to help or make public (enough) their failures of helping our disabled and wounded troops when they come back from the war. It is a shining example of Bush and Cheney's "so what" approach to the many devastating aftermaths of the war.
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Summary: DVD MASTERING PROBLEMS
Comment: The sound is terrible, weak and compressed. Having seen clips on TV
that were fine it is the DVD releasing company that is responsible for
undermining this excellent film with crap audio.
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Summary: Body of War
Comment: Very compelling. A must see, as some forget that a war is even going on. These types of documentaries will make a difference when widely viewed.
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Summary: Not JUST an Anti War Film
Comment: I have seen this film three times and am dismayed that so few will have the chance to see it because some suit declared it not commercial. I took my children to see this film and it really affected them.
This is not just another anti-war film, it is the story of what happens to our veterans when they get home and about the unsung heroes in life. Everyone who supports veterans should feel an obligation to see this film. Everyone who believes that there are no more honest decent politicians owe it to themselves to allow Senator Robert Byrd to crush our callousness. Everyone who thinkss they would never sit idlely by while evil was done in their names, allow this film to make you think again. If you love America, PLEASE PLEASE SEE THIS FILM AND PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE.
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