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In the Valley of Elah is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Haggis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones , Charlize Theron , and Susan Sarandon . Its title refers to the Biblical valley where the battle between David and Goliath took place.
Synopsis. 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.
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Paul Haggis
- 2007-09-28
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Sep 14, 2007 · A young soldier goes missing upon returning to the U.S. from Iraq. When his war veteran father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his mother (Susan Sarandon) begin questioning the circumstances surrounding their son's mysterious disappearance, they embark on a journey to piece together their son’s final days, enlisting the help of a police detective ...
- Paul Haggis
- Paul Haggis
- Warner Independent Pictures
Sep 13, 2007 · The movie is about determination, doggedness, duty and the ways a war changes a man. There is no release or climax at the end, just closure. Even the final dramatic gesture only says exactly what Deerfield explained earlier that it says, and nothing else.
Sep 14, 2007 · Synopsis by Jason Buchanan. When a model soldier who recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of Iraq goes AWOL, his veteran father enlists the aid of a dedicated police detective in seeking out his son's true fate in director/screenwriter Paul Haggis' follow up to the Oscar-winning 2004 indie-hit Crash.
Sep 14, 2007 · Overview. A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. Paul Haggis.
