In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

  • Director: Paul Haggis
  • Writer: Paul Haggis,Mark Boal
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: September 28, 2007
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Death and Dishonor
  • "In The Valley of Elah" (In The Valley of Elah) is a crime film produced by Summit Entertainment, directed by Paul Edward Haggis , co-starring Tommy Lee Jones , Charlize Theron , Jason Patric and Susan Sarandon . The film was released in the United States on September 21, 2007   .
    The film is based on a true story, telling the story of a retired veteran Hank Tilfield tracking down the death of his son who returned from service in Iraq   .

    Details

    • Release date September 28, 2007
    • Filming locations Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies Warner Independent Pictures (WIP), NALA Films, Summit Entertainment

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $6,777,741

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $133,557

    Gross worldwide

    $29,541,790

    Movie reviews

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    • By Abdullah 2022-03-25 09:01:11

      There were days when I was so sorry but couldn't talk about it

      01

      American anti-war films are so dull, from the music to the pictures to the theme of the whole film, it always makes people feel breathless.

      Since then, it seems that no corner can be placed in the heart that has been floating for a long time in the era of freedom and peace. We tried to look up historical materials, and tried to feel the sadness in the war environment with tears, but the fear and bullets when the sea was overwhelmed by the eyes. We can never truly empathize...

    • By Rico 2022-03-25 09:01:11

      Shit world, all fucked up.

      Battle in the Valley of Elah

      It's perfect, the suspense is hung up a little bit, and the theme is deep enough, and the demonstration is powerful. Shit world, all fucked up. Like animals, hunger, violence, impulsiveness, bondage, venting. Reflection on war distorts human nature. hand over a child to you. so mad, get me out of there The bruise on the bridge of the policeman's nose was hit by someone who helped catch the criminal. Dog-abusing veteran killed his child's mother. After the...

    • By Ignatius 2022-03-25 09:01:11

      Anti-war and courage

      Essentially an anti-war and patriotic film wrapped in the shell of criminal suspense, it's very moving, especially good. The story tells the story of a father and a female police detective working together to investigate the murder of his father's son, a soldier who had just returned from Iraq.

      The film follows in the footsteps of the father, dissecting the case from a perspective outside his private institution. He has also served in the military, and with sharp instincts and the...

    • By Rowland 2022-03-25 09:01:11

      hero disillusionment

      A good, thought-provoking film with the heroic father acting impeccably.

      The old patriotic hero sent both sons to the battlefield. The eldest son died in a helicopter crash. The youngest son, Mike, survived the Iraq war, but died under the knife of his comrades after returning to China. The heroic father personally brought the murderer to justice, and his anger rose. upside down flag.

      Mike was originally a good boy. He joined the army with his ideals and the brand of a heroic...

    • By Vella 2022-03-25 09:01:11

      Neither side of the war has ever won

      "Why did David deal with the giant Goliath when he was just a kid"

      An anti-war film, more precisely an anti-Iraq war film.

      In the film, the process of dealing with the father's attempt to find out the truth about Mike's murder is complicated and confusing, and at the moment when the truth is revealed, it is lighthearted. It is the most prominent plot setting.

      The slight deficiency is that in order to emphasize the impact of war on the soldiers participating in the war, the...

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    • By Javon 2022-04-24 07:01:15

      I thought it was a victory film like Black Hawk Down, but it wasn't, it was too...

    • By Rodrigo 2022-04-23 07:02:54

      andJust as brilliant, Paul HAGGIS is more than just a feature film...

    • By Maryam 2022-04-23 07:02:54

      It was very shocking to see it, and I gave 5 stars when I was excited. After thinking about it later, it seemed that it was...

    • By Alec 2022-04-23 07:02:54

      The last half hour, and the perfect...

    • By Orland 2022-04-23 07:02:54

      Cruel War Humanity...

    Movie plot

    Hank Tilfield ( Tommy Lee Jones ) is a retired US military police. His two sons are serving in the US military. The eldest son was killed in a helicopter crash, and the younger son Mike has just returned from the front lines in Iraq. Unexpectedly, Mike disappeared unexpectedly a week after returning to China. Hank and his wife Joan ( played by Susan Sarandon ) received a call from the army saying that Mike had left his post without...
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    Evaluation action

    "In The Valley of Elah" is full of a father's deep and repressed affection for his son. It touches the psychological trauma of war that is harder to heal than physical wounds. The film describes the indelible psychological sequelae of war and the lingering fear nightmare left by the war. There is no complicated narrative structure, and the single-threaded narration method is more powerful. The film does not directly hit the bloody...
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    Movie quotes

    • Det. Emily Sanders: I was wondering if you knew if your son had any enemies.

      Hank Deerfield: You mean other than the thousands of Iraqis and foreign fighters that have been trying to kill him till a couple of weeks ago?

    • Hank Deerfield: That's how you fight monsters. You lure them in close to you, you look them in the eye, you smack them down.

      David Sanders: You fight a lot of monsters?

      Hank Deerfield: Yeah.

      David Sanders: You win?

      Hank Deerfield: If I didn't I'd have been crushed, right?

    • Corporal Steve Penning: We seemed to always pull sentry duty together. Freezing our asses off. He tried to convince me of the craziest things.

      Hank Deerfield: Try to get you to wear pantyhose?

      Corporal Steve Penning: Did he tell you?

      Hank Deerfield: No, I told *him*. Cuts the cold like nothing else.

      Corporal Steve Penning: So he wasn't lying.

      Hank Deerfield: You just don't want to get shot wearing a pair of those things. You'll never live it down.