The War
A coming-of-age drama set in 1970s rural America that explores how a child navigates both childhood conflict and the invisible wounds his father carries from Vietnam.
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
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