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In the Valley of Elah (2007)

14/09/2007 (US)History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery2h 4m
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Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

Overview

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Tommy Lee Jones

      Tommy Lee Jones

      Hank Deerfield

    2. Charlize Theron

      Charlize Theron

      Detective Emily Sanders

    3. Susan Sarandon

      Susan Sarandon

      Joan Deerfield

    4. Frances Fisher

      Frances Fisher

      Evie

    5. James Franco

      James Franco

      Sergeant Carnelli

    6. Jonathan Tucker

      Jonathan Tucker

      Mike Deerfield

    7. Jason Patric

      Jason Patric

      Lieutenant Kirklander

    8. Josh Brolin

      Josh Brolin

      Chief Buchwald

    9. Wes Chatham

      Wes Chatham

      Corporal Penning

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    A review by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    8.5.0
    Written by Kenneth Axel Carlsson on Dec 30, 2014

    A soldier disappears after he has come back from Iraq. His father, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), is alerted and sets off in the hopes of finding his son. He soon finds out that his son was actually killed, brutally you might say, his body cut up and burned. The evidence lead in no real directions, but it soon becomes apparent that his army bodies are lying, also, the images that Hank recovers from his son's phone, seem to suggest that something happened in Iraq. To say anything more would be to ruin the movie. However, this movie is not just a crime story, where we follow the father and...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$23,000,000.00

    Revenue$29,541,790.00

    Keywords

    • police
    • parent child relationship
    • war crimes
    • homicide
    • detective
    • patriotism
    • investigation
    • iraq
    • military service
    • cover-up
    • disappearance
    • murder investigation