Home of the Brave

"The final test of courage is coming home."

2006 1h 46m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 202

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Synopsis

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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.

“The final test of courage is coming home.”

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
William Marsh
Jessica Biel
Vanessa Price
Christina Ricci
Sarah Schivino
Victoria Rowell
Penelope Marsh
50 Cent
Jamal Aiken
Sam Jones
Billy Marsh
Chad Michael Murray
Jordan Owens
Jeffrey Nordling
Cary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irwin Winkler
Writers: Mark Friedman, Mark Friedman, Irwin Winkler
Languages: Arabic, English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irwin Winkler, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Clayton Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Biel and Christina Ricci carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The final test of courage is coming home.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0763840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Irwin Winkler directs. Tony Pierce-Roberts behind the camera. Clayton Halsey cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Spanish.
4Directed by Irwin Winkler, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Clayton Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Biel and Christina Ricci carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The final test of courage is coming home.".
8IMDB entry: tt0763840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.