Wartorn: 1861-2010

2010 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 617 VOTES · DIR. Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Jon Alpert

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Overview

With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, this documentary brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dialogue Timeline — 811 lines

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00:02:18 Kind friend Laroy I am well.
00:05:13 They took me before the board and they decided to discharge me from the service.
00:08:14 so that, uh, if it does happen, they're in a place where they can recover.
00:10:32 A lot of paranoia, emotional detachment.
00:13:34 He doesn't think he's worth anything and you see it.
00:16:05 "I have been planning on doing this a long time.
00:19:16 that came out of the war
00:21:42 And I was so crazy in the place I lost that one in about a month
00:23:43 and I held him in my arms all night and got him back to the beach in the morning.
00:27:15 And that's the bodies, that's everything.
00:30:21 or the Marine Corps or anywhere else.
00:32:03 Yes.
00:33:38 And that's the hard thing about being in the Guard is
00:35:49 So, uh, wee pretty much a family of soldiers.
00:38:06 It's not just the soldier that's in combat that comes down with PTSD
00:40:58 And we are never gonna totally convince everyone that these are
00:43:11 He was drunk
00:45:34 We're supposed to be in court at 9:00
00:47:49 They don't go back together.
00:51:31 I would hear that fluttering, whimpering squeal.
00:54:32 So this was after all the bigger pieces of bodies were taken.
00:56:55 so I said, "Okay, I'm gonna show you this."
00:59:19 It was 'cause I had a nightmare.
01:01:33 I mean, it's been two years after the fact since he's been home.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed811
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:02:18
Final line01:01:33

Production Record

DirectorEllen Goosenberg Kent, Jon Alpert
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes617