Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.
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.
HistoryDramaThrillerCrimeMysterypoliceparent child relationshipwar crimeshomicidedetectivepatriotisminvestigationiraqmilitary servicecover-updisappearancemurder investigation
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemporary and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Tommy Lee JonesHank Deerfield
- Charlize TheronDetective Emily Sanders
- Susan SarandonJoan Deerfield
- Frances FisherEvie
- James FrancoSergeant Carnelli
- Jonathan TuckerMike Deerfield
- Jason PatricLieutenant Kirklander
- Josh BrolinChief Buchwald
- Wes ChathamCorporal Penning
- Jake McLaughlinSpecialist Gordon Bonner
Crew
- Paul HaggisDirector
- Paul HaggisScreenplay
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Jo FrancisEditor
- Paul HaggisProducer
- Patrick WachsbergerProducer
- Steve SamuelsProducer
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