In the valley of Elah / Warner Independent Pictures in association with NALA Films, Summit Entertainment and SMC ; a Blackfriar's Bridge production ; produced by Patrick Wachsberger, Steven Samuels, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Paul Haggis, Laurence Becsey ; story by Mark Boal & Paul Haggis ; written and directed by Paul Haggis.

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Hank, a retired Sergeant with the Military Police, receives a call informing him that his youngest son, Mike, has gone AWOL. He thought his son was in Iraq, but is informed that Mike returned stateside four days ago with his platoon. When he calls his son's cell phone and gets voice mail, he drives...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Warner Independent Pictures Blackfriar's Bridge (Firm) NALA Films Samuels Media (Firm) Summit Entertainment Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Haggis, Paul Boal, Mark Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- Theron, Charlize Patric, Jason Sarandon, Susan, 1946- Brolin, Josh Franco, James, 1978- Tucker, Jonathan, 1982- Fisher, Frances, 1952-
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Absence without leave > United States > Drama. Fathers and sons > United States > Drama. Murder > Investigation > United States > Drama. Detectives > United States > Drama. Military police > United States > Drama. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Psychological aspects > Drama. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Hank, a retired Sergeant with the Military Police, receives a call informing him that his youngest son, Mike, has gone AWOL. He thought his son was in Iraq, but is informed that Mike returned stateside four days ago with his platoon. When he calls his son's cell phone and gets voice mail, he drives to Fort Rudd and begins to make inquiries, but with each inquiry he comes to a dead end. Then a body is found, dismembered and burned, and is identified as Mike. Hank tries to find out what happened, but continues to encounter hurdles. Yet he is persistent, uncovering things no one wants to hear, including himself.
Note:	DVD release of the 2007 motion picture. Special features: "In the valley of Elah: after Iraq" featurette; "In the valley of Elah: coming home" featurette; additional scenes. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.S87 I5 2008 VideoDVD CR5 D0092370 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Awards:	Venice Film Festival, 2007: SIGNIS Award (Paul Haggis)
ISBN:	9781419860959 141986095X
Credits:	Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Jo Francis ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Lisa Jensen ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
System Details:	DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:	Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Jonathan Tucker, Frances Fisher.