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Benjamin McKenzie, Matty Ferraro, Meredith Kendall

The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, ...( read more  read more... )and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old Joe Bonham slowly discovers that while his brain is healthy and able to reason, the rest of his body is irreparably shattered, leaving him forever trapped within the confines of his own imagination. He struggles valiantly to find some way to communicate with the outside world. Tapping his head in Morse code he breaks through and pleads with his caretakers to be put on display as a living example of the cost of war.

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Directed by: Rowan Joseph

Release Date: August 22, 2008

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  • Ghw12158
    July 15, 2009
    Ghw12158
    good but hard 2 watch
  • kmartshprs
    March 25, 2009
    kmartshprs
    Amazing performance and much more coherent than the acid trip '71 film. If you like the book see this version.

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