In The Valley of Elah
– A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's d..
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
28 Sep 2007
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis (screenplay), Mark Boal (story), Paul Haggis (story)
Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon
In Monroe, Tennessee, Hank Deerfield, an aging warrior, gets a call that his son, just back from 18 months' fighting in Iraq, is missing from his base. Hank drives to Fort Rudd, New Mexico, to search. Within a day, the charred and dismembered body of his son is found on the outskirts of town. Deerfield pushes himself into the investigation, marked by jurisdictional antagonism between the Army and local police. Working mostly with a new detective, Emily Sanders, Hank seems to close in on what happened. Major smuggling? A drug deal gone awry? Credit card slips, some photographs, and video clips from Iraq may hold the key. If Hank gets to the truth, what will it tell him?
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations.
$6,585,535
Warner Independent Pictures