"Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans - ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth."
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Our Press Release for the event follows:
The Walpole Peace and Justice Group continues its speakers series on February 13, 2007 with a screening of “Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends” at the Walpole Public Library, at 7:30 PM. “Ground Truth” is a powerful, moving documentary about the devastating impact of the Iraqi war on U.S. soldiers. Directed by Patricia Foulkrod, “Ground Truth” has been acclaimed by a wide range of critics. Ty Burr, film critic of the Boston Globe, called it the “documentary any American with an opinion on our involvement in Iraq owes it to his or her conscience to see.” Foulkrod interviews 12 soldiers about their experiences from boot camp to fighting in Iraq and then back at home dealing with their physical and psychological injuries. The film consists entirely of these soldier’s stories through interviews and film footage.
The film has been widely recognized for depicting the Iraqi war as it really is and how it has affected our soldiers. James Verniere of the Boston Herald wrote “Beginning with what many speakers describe as deceptive recruiting techniques and concluding with the government’s alleged attempt to avoid paying for postwar benefits and health care, the film paints a devastating portrait of the war and the wrenching plight of the men and women serving in it.” Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote “The film also addresses deeper questions about modern methods of creating efficient soldiers and their long-term consequences. It asks: how could anyone imagine that the intensive molding of human beings into killing machines wouldn’t affect the rest of their lives?”
The public is invited to the film. We will have a discussion following the showing. Note that due to language and the violent content, the film is rated “R” and would be unsuitable for children. More information on this and other events, future and past, can be found on the blog for the Walpole Peace and Justice Group (http://walpolepeace.blogspot.com/).
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