Mike Deerfield is missing, and AWOL after returning home from a tour Iraq. As his father Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), a former sergeant and MP, goes looking for his missing son, the soldier is found dead, dismembered and burnt. Working with a local detective (Charlize Theron), Hank tried to unravel the mystery and determine why his last surviving son was murdered.
The film lacks suspense. It lacks drama. It's a journey of discovery and acceptance. But most of all its sad, not just for the characters but for all the real lives pointlessly destroyed by a pointless war.
In the Valley of Elah
2007, 121 minutes, directed by Paul Haggis
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