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Plot. On November 1, 2004, Hank Deerfield – a gravel trucker and retired military police sergeant living in Monroe, Tennessee with his wife Joan – is notified that his son Mike, a soldier recently returned from Iraq, has gone missing.
Sep 14, 2007 · “In the Valley of Elah” tells the story of a war veteran (Tommy Lee Jones), his wife (Susan Sarandon) and the search for their son, a soldier who recently returned from Iraq but has mysteriously gone missing, and the police detective (Charlize Theron) who helps in the investigation.
Sep 28, 2007 · In the Valley of Elah: Directed by Paul Haggis. With Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon. A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Oct 2, 2008 · According to one leading media analyst, Haggis’s screenplay was based on the true story of a ghastly murder committed by a soldier who had served in Iraq. While in Iraq, the soldier had attempted suicide with an overdose of antidepressants that had been prescribed for him.
Sep 14, 2007 · A retired military police officer named Hank Deerfield (played by Tommy Lee Jones with his usual brisk, gruff economy) learns that his son Mike (Jonathan Tucker), an Army specialist recently...
On November 1, 2004, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones) - a gravel trucker and retired military police sergeant living in Tennessee with his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) - is notified that his son Mike (Jonathan Tucker), a soldier recently returned from Iraq, has gone missing.
Jun 18, 2014 · “In the Valley of Elah” is based on the true story of the death of Richard Davis. Davis was killed by fellow soldiers upon his return from Iran. His father, a retired military policeman, investigated the case. The story first appeared in an article entitled “Death and Dishonor” by Mark Boals.
Sep 13, 2007 · His investigations in the area of Fort Rudd take him into topless bars, chicken shacks, the local police station, the base military police operation and a morgue where he's shown something cut into pieces and burned, and he IDs the remains as his son.
Sep 5, 2007 · Hank’s amateur sleuthing, driven by a father’s sorrow and rage, has an arresting low-key gravitas. In the Valley of Elah is based on the case of Specialist Richard R. Davis, who, after...
Sep 14, 2007 · In The Valley of Elah is a true story, that follows the disappearance and murder of a solider, recently returning home from Iraq. Tommy Lee Jones plays that soldiers father, a retired Military Police Officer, who launches his own investigation, and he continues to be the best actor I've ever seen.
