When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife. In their search, the two intercept a man carrying vital information about his family.
Acting
LaBeouf's raw, twitchy desperation carries the entire film.
Direction
Montiel's fractured timeline keeps you disoriented and complicit.
Director
Dito Montiel
Shia LaBeouf
Gabriel Drummer
Jai Courtney
Devin Roberts
Gary Oldman
Captain Peyton
Kate Mara
Natalie Drummer
Tory Kittles
Sergeant Miller
Clifton Collins Jr.
Charles
Charlie Shotwell
Johnathan Drummer
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Taylor
Justin Smith
Stanton
Paul Sado
Spori
Ned Yousef
Officer Osiris
Jaylen Moore
Captain Perez
Wolé Parks
Chance
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
LaBeouf drew from his own father's Vietnam PTSD and underwent actual Marine training, including living in a ditch for a month.
The film's disastrous 1% UK box office opening became infamous — only one ticket sold on opening weekend — yet this arguably fits its themes of isolation and invisible veteran suffering.
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