This documentary looks for an answer to the question of why the number of suicides among young American veterans and soldiers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is so frighteningly high.
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This documentary looks for an answer to the question of why the number of suicides among young American veterans and soldiers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is so frighteningly high. The filmmakers traveled to Killeen, Texas, home of Fort Hood - the largest Army base in the United States where last year, 19 soldiers committed suicide. The kaleidoscopic film consists of interviews with soldiers and family members, sometimes anonymous, who are heard in voice-over while we see close-ups of soldiers in a tattoo shop, heads being shaved at a barbershop and young boys partying before deployment. Signs that read "We support our troops" and "Welcome home, heroes" stand in stark contrast to the reality described by the soldiers.
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Can soldiers ever adapt to normal life after they've been to war for years?
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A Cerveja É mais Barata do que a Terapia
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EUR150,000 (estimated)
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unnamed soldier:
I'm 22 years old, and I must have killed 30 people. The same thing that you were given badges for over in Iraq, you know, would have you considered a serial killer over here, and that's, you know, that's a very weird thought to have running around in your head.
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