Antonio Badrani

Three women’s lives intersect at a lakeside resort and are forever changed by the love of a special needs boy.

“Farah,” a bread seller, walks the streets of a Middle Eastern town, while an American military vehicle, surrounded by soldiers, slowly passes by. A moment’s silence. Then, a devastating explosion. Civilians are bloodied, wounded. The horrors of war. “Farah” looks around aghast and wailing. But nothing here is quite what it seems. In fact, “Farah” is a character played by an aspiring actress called Laila. And this isn’t Iraq, but a replica village erected on the Fort Irwin army base in California, used to train American troops before being sent abroad. Laila believes her acting talents are being wasted away in this arid simulation, where female role-players are limited to mute, background roles. She takes things much more seriously. Laila plots her way out.

2004年イラク戦争。味方を助けるため、危険を顧みずに飛び交う銃弾の中に身を投じたビリー・リン(ジョー・アルウィン)。その雄姿が偶然ニュースにとりあげられたことで国の英雄になった彼とチームは、一時帰国の間に全米凱旋ツアーに駆り出される。故郷の歓迎に再出兵をためらう気持ちが芽生えるビリーであったが、同時にその歓迎への疑念も生じる。そして、いよいよ戦地へ戻る前日、ツアー最大の目玉となる感謝祭のアメリカン・フットボールのハーフタイムイベントに迎えられたビリー。大歓声の中、彼は戦地を回想する…。

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.