

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
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.