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- 121 Minutes
- Warner Independent Pictures
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: R
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Paul Haggis
- Written by Mark Boal, Paul Haggis
- Starring Charlize Theron, Frances Fisher, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones
Synopsis:
Hank Deerfield (Lee Jones) is a Vietnam vet, and his son Mike is in the Army. One day, Hank gets a call telling him that his son is AWOL. He's disappeared, perhaps, but Hank knows his son would never desert. Hank heads down to his son's base, where he works with a local detective (Theron) to solve his son's disappearance.
Won: SIGNIS Award, 2007 Venice Film Festival
Nominated: Best Actor (Jones), 2008 Academy Awards
Review:
"[Director Paul Haggis] and his casting directors assembled an ideal ensemble for this film, which doesn't sensationalize but just digs and digs into our apprehensions." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
(Read more)- More on In The Valley of Elah:
- Official film Web site
- Interview with director Paul Haggis
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