Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.
Acting
Cardellini's thousand-yard stare at a grocery store — devastating.
Direction
Johnson lets scenes breathe until you want to crawl out of your skin.
Director
Liza Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Iraq War drawdown, Return was one of the few films centering female veterans — a population whose trauma statistics dwarf media representation.
Liza Johnson cast Cardellini after seeing her in ER, specifically requesting someone who could communicate dissociation without dialogue.
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