Paul Haggis’ In the Valley of Elah added to the Zabaltegi-Pearls programme at San Sebastian Festival
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The film, In the Valley of Elah, acclaimed by all critics at the recent Venice Mostra, will also feature on the Zabaltegi-Pearls programme at San Sebastian Festival.
This new movie from Paul Haggis, director of the Oscar-winning Crash, looks at the Iraq war through an American war veteran looking for his missing son. Despite not finally landing any of the official prizes (although it did win the Signis Award), In the Valley of Elah was a favourite with critics at the recent Mostra.
Paul Haggis is one of the finest authors in today’s North American cinema. As a screenwriter, he won an Academy Award for Million Dollar Baby (2004). He also wrote Clint Eastwood’s next two works, Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Letters From Iwo Jima (2006), winner of yet another Oscar nomination. As a director and screenwriter, he garnered two more Oscars for his directorial debut, Crash, winner of a total of three statuettes.
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IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Director: Paul Haggis.
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Jonathan Tucker.
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What all soldier's parents dread is a phonecall informing them that their son is missing. What Hank Deerfield had never thought to fear, however, was that this call would come when his son, Mike, was home in the US on leave from service in Baghdad. Hank is a proud army veteran who believes in serving his country, and he's never had any regrets about his son following in his footsteps. All he's ever asked is that Mike gives his all and comes home safe. Rather than wait by the phone for news, Hank decides to take matters into his own hands, and travels to Fort Rudd to figure out what happened to his son. |
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