Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan recount their war experiences in this Oscar-nominated documentary, which collects the writings of soldiers and their families to give a deeply personal view of American troops' involvement in these conflicts. Various visual strategies complement the interviews and readings by such noted actors as Robert Duvall, Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood, Aaron Eckhart and writers Anthony Swofford, James Salter and Tobias Wolff.
Release Year:
2007  
Rating:
NR  
Video Quality:
Standard Definition  
Runtime:
81 Minutes  
Directed By:
Richard E. Robbins  
Cast:
Aaron Eckhart
Anthony Swofford
Beau Bridges
Blair Underwood
Christopher Gorham
James Salter
John Krasinski
Josh Lucas
Justin Kirk
Peter O'Meara
Robert Duvall
Robert MacNeil
Tobias Wolff  
Genres:
Documentaries
Social & Cultural Documentaries
Military Documentaries
Political Documentaries  
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