In the valley of Elah /

Hank is a retired Sergeant with the Military Police. He receives a call informing him that his youngest son, Mike, has gone AWOL. He thought his son was in Iraq, but is informed that Mike returned stateside four days ago with his platoon. When he calls his son's cell phone and gets voice mail,...

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Corporate Authors:	Warner Independent Pictures, NALA Films, Summit Entertainment, Samuels Media (Firm), Blackfriar's Bridge (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Becsey, Laurence, Wachsberger, Patrick, Samuels, Steven, Loquet, Darlene Caamano, 1970-, Boal, Mark, Haggis, Paul, Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-, Theron, Charlize, Fisher, Frances, 1952-, Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	English (TrueHD 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Edition:	[Blu-ray version.].
Subjects:	Absence without leave > United States > Drama. Fathers and sons > United States > Drama. Murder > Investigation > United States > Drama. Detectives > United States > Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Detective and mystery films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Hank is a retired Sergeant with the Military Police. He receives a call informing him that his youngest son, Mike, has gone AWOL. He thought his son was in Iraq, but is informed that Mike returned stateside four days ago with his platoon. When he calls his son's cell phone and gets voice mail, he drives to Fort Rudd and begins to make inquiries, but with each inquiry he comes to a dead end. Then a body is found, dismembered and burned beyond recognition and is identified as Mike. Hank tries to find out what happened, but continues to encounter hurdles. Yet he is persistent, uncovering things no one wants to hear, including himself.
Item Description:	Title from container. Special features: "In the valley of Elah: after Iraq" featurette; "In the valley of Elah: coming home" featurette; additional scenes. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital stereo., 480i or 480p Standard Definition). This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Awards:	Venice Film Festival, 2007: SIGNIS Award (Paul Haggis)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Jo Francis ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Lisa Jensen ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
ISBN:	1419864149 9781419864148