“war stories” - who tells them and why
This compound drama/documentary depicts the detris of war embedded in the souls of its veterans. BIG NAM deconstrusts the “war story,” as recalled experience and popular fantasy.
These recollections, war stories within war stories, show how the personal and historical entwine, how culture refines our experiences and feeds them back to us scrubbed of our insight.
Historian Andrew Bacevich and novelist Tim O'Brien recount their war lessons amidst a dramatic story of brothers-in-arms at each others’ throats. No visions of combat here, only the fire-fights of grievous memory.
A movie for all who are interested in mental health, post traumatic shock disorder (PTSD), suicide prevention, the psychology and sociology of war.
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