The Thin Red Line star Dash Mihok takes the lead in director
Alan Brown's small-scale anti-war drama following a young Iraq
War veteran whose psychological scars run far deeper than his
still-tender shrapnel wounds. Ben (Mihik) has just gotten back
from Iraq, though it will be some time before his brain catches
up with his body. Hoping that by opening up to other veterans he
will be able to leave his traumatic past behind and move forward
with life, the shell-shocked Ben starts attending group therapy
sessions videotaped by naïve young filmmaker Nick (Spenser Treat
Clark). But while the talkative Nick and the withdrawn Ben are
without question polar opposites, a connection is formed and
Nick ultimately accompanies Ben to an isolated country home
where the haunted veteran plans to convalesce. Over the course
of their time together, Ben learns the importance of reaching
out for new friendships as Nick discovers the value of human
connections. But can their blossoming friendship survive as Ben
does his best to c