Home Of The Brave Page #2

Synopsis: The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman. Each of the four has come home changed, each feels dislocation. Group therapy, V.A. services, halting gestures from family and colleagues, and regular flashbacks keep the war front and center in their minds. They're angry, touchy, and explosive: can a warrior find peace back home?
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director(s): Irwin Winkler
Production: MGM
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
23%
R
Year:
2006
106 min
Website
422 Views


- Sh*t.

- Hey, Jordan, cover me.

Jamal, you all right?

Hey, come on, man. Stay with us.

We gotta stay together.

- Tom...

- Let's go, Jordan! Let's go, come on!

Up the stairs. Up the stairs. Let's move.

Clear.

Door on left. Door on left.

Jamal, cover back.

One up!

Oh, sh*t!

We got fire! We got fire!

Pull back!

Die, motherfuckers!

- Two out the window! Jamal, go!

- I got them.

Where are you?

They went around!

I'm gonna beat you like a f***ing mule!

Alpha 5, this is Bravo team.

They're moving down the alleyway!

We're going after them.

Listen to me. Right there. Let's go.

No more than 500 meters to the west,

Over,

Go right, go right!

Okay, I'm going right!

I'm going.

- Go, go, go!

- Okay, okay. Got you. Let's go.

Copy, We see them, We have visual,

Alpha and Bravo teams,

Echo is on its way, Over,

Let's go!

Help!

- Over here on the driver's side!

- Help, please!

A bomb got him. He...

- Richard?

- Let him go. Let him go. Come on.

I got one expectant!

- One going into shock.

- Stay with me. Stay with me.

Look at me! Look me in the eye!

Look me in the eye!

Medevac's on its way. ETA three minutes.

Oh, sh*t.

Come on, you're gonna be okay.

- Is it okay?

- You're okay.

- Is it?

- You're gonna be okay. Yes, it's okay.

Yes, it's okay. I got it.

I got you. I got you.

I know. I know. Come on.

Come on. It's okay.

I've got you. Keep talking to me.

Gonna get you out of here.

You're gonna be okay.

Hold on.

I know, I know, I know, I know.

Here we go. Here we go.

We're gonna get you out of here.

Give me your hand. Give me your hand.

Hold onto it.

Don't worry. Just hold on.

Come on, come on.

Let's get her out of here.

Come on. Let's go.

Let's go, Jordan, over here left!

Left! Left! Left!

Get back. Get back.

Around the corner. Around the corner.

- Let's move! Let's move!

- Let's go! Let's go!

- Clear! We're clear!

- Go back.

Go! Go! Go, Jamal, go! Jordan, go!

My back.

Jamal! Jamal, you all right? You hit?

My back.

I gotcha.

Let's go. Come on.

F*** you and die!

Where'd they go?

Big pot of sh*t, man.

The more you stir it, the more it smells.

Bravo 4.

Yeah, Alpha 5, we got a man down.

Send up a medic.

One block west from your location. Over.

Delta team's on its way, with medic.

Requesting additional backup

for pursuit. Over.

There's no backup for pursuit,

Proceed with Delta team

to casualty-collection point.

- Over!

- Roger that.

There's no backup.

Don't want any.

The medic's on its way.

Let's go. Let's get these f***ers.

Let's move. Come on.

Tommy!

I've been hit.

- You all right?

- Yeah, move.

- Go! Go!

- Medevac's coming. I'll be right back.

Sh*t.

All right. I'm going after him.

I'll cover you.

I think I got him!

Hey, Tommy, I think I got him!

Jordan!

No!

You're good.

No! No!

Sarge, we need a Medevac right away!

Jordan's down! He's been shot!

Two hundred meters

west of your position.

Stay with me.

Medevac is en route,

Medevac is en route, ETA is one minute,

That's one minute, Over,

Sergeant, hurry the f*** up!

They're already on their way, soldier,

They're on their way, Tommy,

Hang in there, Over,

Come back. Come back.

Stay with me.

Stay with me. They're almost here.

We're gonna get you home.

I'll get you home. Stay with me.

Daddy's here! Daddy's here!

There's Daddy! There's Daddy!

- Daddy! Daddy!

- Dede!

Hey, babe.

Welcome home.

- Thank you, sir. Thanks.

- God bless.

Here you go.

Look what I have.

Not too rare, Will.

- I remember.

You want the one with cheese, honey?

Baby, how about you help

Mommy cut up the fruit?

- I wanna stay with Daddy.

- Daddy's busy right now.

- Come on, honey.

- Where's Billy?

I think he went out.

Went to counsel four years ago,

but...

And there was such a backlog

they forgot all about it.

So they finally put it down

and it's a two-way, not a four-way.

- Unbelievable.

- I know.

Do those people know

what they're doing down there?

They don't.

Is that baby kicking yet?

- Oh, yes, he is.

When he's hungry.

- Dad, how's the food?

- It's lovely.

- We're gonna cut into that cake soon.

- Yeah, looks great. I'll have some.

Not yet. Not yet.

I'm going inside for a minute.

Anybody need anything?

- No, I'm great, thanks.

- No, thanks.

- So.

- Just back this morning, huh?

Yeah, four hours ago.

He looks great.

Attention!

Present!

Attention!

- Hi.

- Hey.

It's good to see you.

We'll be inside.

Hey, what's up?

Hey, Tom.

Hey.

Hi.

Where's Molly?

We're not together.

Dear John letter.

You know how that goes.

You look different.

- Older?

- Your eyes. They...

It's like they're looking over my shoulder,

you know?

Sadder, maybe.

Sorry.

Was he a hero, Tommy?

He died defending his country.

That doesn't answer my question.

- It's the truth.

- Stop it.

- You don't believe that.

- Of course I do.

He was doing his job.

And he was damn good at it.

Sorry.

He's cute.

When's he coming to see you?

- I don't know.

- What?

He is fine. If you don't want him,

then send him my way.

Are you ready for therapy?

Do I have a choice?

Not if you wanna get out of here.

Everything's gonna be okay.

They'll page me when you're done.

Good luck.

Jordan had this stuff sent to me.

I'm not sure why, but...

Well, you were his buddy.

He loved you, too, right?

Right.

God.

I always hated this picture.

He carried that with him

everywhere he went.

God.

What's this?

This is called a God's eye.

Some kid in Baghdad gave it to him.

- An Iraqi kid?

- Yeah.

I thought they all hated us.

Not all of them.

What's this one?

It's the Combat Infantry Badge.

These other two right here,

they're from letters of recommendation

but this is the CIB.

It's one all the soldiers wanted.

Means you fought hard.

I gave this to him.

There she is.

Vanessa!

Hi, honey.

You look so grown up.

Can you say "Hi" to Mommy?

Yeah? Can you say "Hi" to Mommy?

You look so thin.

Hey.

You look great.

Yeah, Ray, right.

Crackers are coming.

What is the matter, Ray?

How's it going?

Has everybody got everything?

Ray, crackers.

Yeah, the crackers.

Yes, they are right here.

I'm sorry about that.

Dede, that's really good

how you stay inside the lines now.

- Thank you, Daddy.

I'm out.

You're gonna be late.

Davis is picking me up. I'll eat in the car.

Seahawks have a game

against the Patriots Sunday night.

Perhaps you two should go.

Both of them suck this year.

Well, then maybe Dr. Benton

won't be using his tickets.

We can get the same ones

we had last year, 10 rows up, 50-yard line,

- spend the night in the city.

- I'm busy.

Busy doing what?

Thought you liked football.

Did you read that in

one of your brochures or something?

"Invite your child on favorite activities,

"and re-establish familiar bonds."

- Billy, what's gotten into you?

- Mom!

Give me a break.

You guys are so obvious.

I'm out.

- Dede, go get your knapsack.

- But I want Daddy to get it.

Now, sweetheart.

You all right?

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Mark Friedman

Mark Friedman (born December 25, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. He was selected in the 3rd round the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, the 86th overall pick of the draft. more…

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