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Of Men and War

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A dozen combat veterans come home from the war and cannot put their traumatic memories aside. They turn to The Pathway Home, a PTSD therapy center, to end their ongoing mental torment.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/13/2015
The access that Bcue-Renard got, reportedly after five months of being there without a camera, is remarkable ... Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 11/09/2015
What emerges is a tapestry of despair, one defined by its persistence. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 11/06/2015
Filmed almost entirely inside the Pathway Home in California, a residential therapy center for veterans, this devastatingly raw documentary shows that for some the fighting may stop, but the suffering continues. Go to Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 02/26/2021
Bécue-Renard's documentary is a unique, disturbing look at the devastating psychological and physical wounds suffered by America's so-called "warriors." Go to Full Review C.J. Prince Way Too Indie 05/24/2019
7.5/10
Bécue-Renard's film is initially surprising in how it places emotions-along with the act of confronting emotions-at the forefront. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 06/01/2016
9/10
For all the individual horrors it documents, Of Men and War... is organized as a collective experience, following multiple, mostly unnamed veterans as they share in group or in pairs, expressing rage and fear, frustration, and small pleasures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/10/2016 I hope those old men who send young men to war, also have the guts to watch this documentary and see the results of their 'brave, patriotic decisions'. See more 03/12/2015 Very personal & in depth look at a group of war vets suffering from PTSD & how they are trying to cope with it & save their family relationships. See more Read all reviews
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Laurent Bécue-Renard

Director

Laurent Bécue-Renard

Screenwriter

Laurent Bécue-Renard

Producer

Heinz Dill

Producer

Elisabeth Garbar

Producer

Kudsi Ergüner

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Synopsis A dozen combat veterans come home from the war and cannot put their traumatic memories aside. They turn to The Pathway Home, a PTSD therapy center, to end their ongoing mental torment.
Director
Laurent Bécue-Renard
Producer
Laurent Bécue-Renard, Heinz Dill, Elisabeth Garbar
Screenwriter
Laurent Bécue-Renard
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2017
Runtime
2h 22m