| | | The Final Test of Courage is Coming Home.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Dubbed
From Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler comes Home of the Brave, the story of four American soldiers nearing the end of their tours of duty in Iraq. Shortly after learning their unit will soon return home, they are sent on one final humanitarian mission to bring medical supplies to a remote Iraqi village. The unit is ambushed and takes heavy losses. The surviving troops suffer both physical and psychological injuries. Now, as they return to the United States, four soldiers must face memories of the past as they look towards the future and return to civilian life. These are their stories. Home of the Brave is about hope and courage and the impact of war on both the individuals who fight it and the people close to them.
"...an old-fashioned Hollywood movie...[that] has some terrific acting and comes straight from the heart." Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
"Two thumbs up." Ebert & Roeper
"...a bunch of knockout performances...many moving and truthful moments..." Jim Hemphill, Reel.com
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS DECEMBER 15, 2006An all-star cast, including Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel, and Christina Ricci, bring this tale of a group of soldiers to the screen, with the men struggling to readjust to life back home after a tough tenure in Iraq.
| Features | Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: TCFHE/MGM |
| Release Date: 9/30/2008 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 109675 | | UPC: 00027616096753 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"[I]t makes an unmistakably mournful comment on the war....Jackson contributes a brilliant performance....Biel is equally strong..." 11/01/2006 p.102-103ReelViews 6 of 10
Home of the Brave starts out with promise as it shows to good effect the chaos and uncertainty inherent in "battling" in current-day Iraq. Unfortunately, after the action shifts from the deserts of the Middle East to the relative calm of the home front (specifically, Spokane, Washington), it devolves into a morass of melodramatic cliches. Not only is the bulk of Home of the Brave preachy and predictable, but it features some of the worst dialogue to be found in any non-horror film this year...For anyone who has been away from home for a time, especially those whose lives have been spent in a war zone, a return to "normalcy" requires a period of adjustment. It's more difficult for some than others. Had Home of the Brave presented credible stories about believable characters, it might have been a powerful drama...Unfortunately, bad writing and heavy-handed direction have taken this movie in an unenviable direction. The sad thing to behold in Home of the Brave isn't the characters struggling to regain control of their lives, but the actors struggling to gain control of the material. - James Berardinelli
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