Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Acting
Bacon's restrained devastation — a masterclass in holding it together.
Direction
Katz lets silence do the screaming.
Writing
Strobl's actual journal, barely changed.
Director
Ross Katz
Kevin Bacon
LtCol Mike Strobl
Tom Aldredge
Charlie Fitts
Nicholas Art
Nate Strobl
Blanche Baker
Chris Phelps
Guy Boyd
Gary Hargrove
Gordon Clapp
Tom Garrett
Emily Wickersham
Kelley Phelps
Mike Colter
MGySgt Demetry
Enver Gjokaj
Corporal Arenz
Ann Dowd
Gretchen
John Magaro
Rich Brewer
Noah Fleiss
Army Sergeant
Liza Colón-Zayas
Ticketing Agent
John Bedford Lloyd
General Kruger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Michael Strobl co-wrote the screenplay and appears as a chaplain in the funeral scene. Meta doesn't get more respectful.
Released during peak Iraq War fatigue, it became rare pro-military art that critics and Gold Star families both embraced. The 'dignified transfer' protocol it depicts was rarely filmed before this.
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