Body of War
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Body of War is a documentary following Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq. From soldier to anti-war activist, the film takes an unflinching view of the physical and emotional aftermath of war through the eyes of an American hero. The film unfolds on two parallel tracks. On the one hand, we see Tomas evolving into a power... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Body of War:

Robert Byrd
Cathy Smith
Nathan Young
Tomas Young

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Body of War is a documentary following Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq. From soldier to anti-war activist, the film takes an unflinching view of the physical and emotional aftermath of war through the eyes of an American hero. The film unfolds on two parallel tracks. On the one hand, we see Tomas evolving into a powerful voice against the war as he struggles to deal with the complexities of a paralyzed body. And on the other hand, we see the historic debate unfolding in the Congress about going to war in Iraq.

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San Francisco Chronicle - 10/10 by Tamara StrausJoins the growing mass of excellent, disturbing and achingly sad documentaries about the Iraq conflict.
L.A. Weekly - 9/10 by Scott FoundasNeither the most cinematic nor the most elegantly crafted of recent Iraq War documentaries, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most deeply affecting. Where Spiro and Donahue triumph is in putting a human face on the war.
TV Guide - 9/10 by Ken FoxPhil Donahue and Ellen Spiro's powerful documentary takes a microcosmic look at the war and its devastation by focusing on a single casualty.
Boston Globe - 9/10 by Wesley MorrisTo say the least, the film is awkward, like a piece of badly assembled Ikea furniture. Still, editor Bernadine Colish weaves together all that C-SPAN footage into a disturbing procedural indictment. Legislators use the same language - often the president's - to justify the rush to war. The repetition is comical until it's scary: They're parroting.
Kansas City Star - 9/10 by Robert W. ButlerEqual parts sadness and inspiration, fury and compassion, the film is sure to divide audiences along ideological lines. But there's no denying the reality of Tomas Young's experiences. A man who has paid so much is more than entitled to his opinions.
Variety - 9/10 by Alissa SimonBy documenting the difficult life of their paraplegic subject, helmers Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue succeed in personalizing some of the war's grim statistics, but the purview of their portrait feels too limited for the pic to play widely.
KPBS.org - 8/10 by Beth AccomandoBody of War is a powerful and effective documentary because it keeps its focus very tight and makes its story vivid in personal terms.
Philadelphia Weekly - 8/10 by Sean BurnsDonahue and Spiro should've spent more time exploring the human moments and much less time browbeating us with stuff we already know.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Carrie RickeyThe parade of senators parroting the rationale for invasion - what we now know was misinformation - does not undermine Young's story. Given the private's eloquence, the flashbacks to 2002 are superfluous.
PopMatters - 8/10 by Cynthia Fuchs"You go to a parade, you got to a demo," says Bobby Muller, "Standard routine: you put the gimps on the front. You gotta have the visual."

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