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The American Dream

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2011 · 80 min Drama War
3.0 / 10 · TMDB

Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. One hundred days before Obama's inauguration, these young men have joined the Marines together to face the obstacles and circumstances that seem to overwhelm their passage into manhood. Luis wants to be a filmmaker and Ronald wants to travel the world and raise a family. Through the lens of Luis's video camera, they capture their friends, family members and places they call home - to remember who they are and where they come from. In their darkest hour, they turn on the video camera for the last time and document the final moments of their journey home. They soon realize that their dreams and promises of a new life mean nothing in a place called War.

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Year 2011
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, War
Director Jamil Walker Smith
Runtime 80 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.0/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative through intimate video diaries, relying on the stark contrast between youthful aspirations and the grim reality of military deployment. It explores the fragility of dreams against the machinery of war.

What lingers after the screen fades is the weight of silenced potential and the haunting question of what these young men could have been. A quiet, devastating portrait of promises broken by circumstance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jamil Walker Smith

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