Friday, April 04, 2008

BODY OF WAR: The True Story of an Antiwar Hero

OPENING SOON IN DC / NYC / BOSTON
WASHINGTON, DC
Begins Fri, April 4
Landmark's E Street Cinema
555 11th St NW (enter on E St b/w 10th & 11th St)
+ click for tickets & showtimes+
+ Q&A with Phil Donahue & Tomas Young - Friday Night+

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NEW YORK
Begins Weds, April 9
IFC Center
323 6th Avenue (@ W 3rd St), Manhattan
+ click for tickets & showtimes+
+ Q&A with Donahue & Spiro - Weds & Saturday Nights +

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BOSTON
Begins Fri, April 11
Kendall Square Cinema
1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
+ click for tickets & showtimes+
+ Q&A with Phil Donahue - Friday Night +

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More Nationwide Theatrical Openings at Body Of War

"Best Documentary of the Year" - National Board of Review

"This is a film about guts, over there and back here. Born on the Fourth of July and Coming Home for a new generation."
Sean Penn

Tomas Young, a 26-year-old veteran, was shot and paralyzed after serving 5 days in Iraq. His story is told in the critically acclaimed antiwar feature documentaryBody of War, produced and directed bylegendary talk show hostPhil Donahueandaward-winningfilmmaker Ellen Spiro. The film features two original songs byEddie Vedderof Pearl Jam.

Body of War is an intimate human drama wrapped in a political documentary -- full of angst but also humor and hope.As the paralyzed veteran Tomas deals with his disability, he evolves into a new person, finding his own passionate voice against the war.Body of Waralso captures the historic debate in the Congress in the fall of 2002 authorizing the war and celebrates those that stood up against the rush to invade.

+ Running time: 87 minutes +

1 comment:

Representative Press said...

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