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The Work
Why this pick
Its unvarnished observation of a group-therapy retreat shares Of Men and War’s emotional immediacy, allowing damaged men to confront anger, grief, and vulnerability without easy catharsis.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The warriors in Of Men and War have come home to the United States, but their minds remain on the battlefield. Anger consumes them long after their return from the front. Like figures from a Greek tragedy, all have traumatic memories that haunt them to this day. At The Pathway Home, a first-of-its-kind PTSD therapy center, the film's subjects resolve to end the ongoing destruction of their wellbeing. Their therapist, who is also a Vietnam Vet, helps the young men forge meaning from their trauma. Over years of therapy, the film explores their grueling paths to recovery, as they attempt to make peace with their past, their families and themselves.
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