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Hell and Back Again
Why this pick
Like The Ground Truth, it follows the Iraq War beyond combat, observing a Marine’s difficult return to civilian life with an intimate, unsensational focus on trauma and adjustment.
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MOVIE2006 1h 12m USA
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The War Tapes
Why this pick
A closely matched Iraq-era documentary built from soldiers’ own footage, preserving the immediate, personal testimony and uneasy gap between deployment and home.
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Of Men and War
Why this pick
Its patient, emotionally exposed portrait of veterans in treatment shares The Ground Truth’s commitment to listening to service members confront the lasting consequences of war.
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The Tillman Story
Why this pick
For the same distrust of simplified war narratives, this is a rigorous, human-scale investigation of military service, loss, and the public stories constructed around them.
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Restrepo
Why this pick
It offers similarly unvarnished access to American soldiers in a war zone, emphasizing lived experience, camaraderie, fear, and the costs obscured by official rhetoric.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Sometimes the greatest act of courage is to tell the truth. Hear and witness our soldiers in this penetrating film. The shocking Iraq War ground conflict is only a prelude to the even more challenging battles these reluctant heroes face upon their return home.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Herold Noel Jr
Herold Noel Jr.
Robert Acosta
Robert Acosta
Sean Huze
Sean Huze
Kelly Dougherty
Kelly Dougherty
Patricia Foulkrod
Host
Nicole Huze
Nicole Huze
Denver Jones
Denver Jones
Joyce Lucey
Joyce Lucey