In the Valley of Elah
Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.
In Monroe, Tennessee, Hank Deerfield, an aging warrior, gets a call that his son, just back from 18 months' fighting in Iraq, is missing from his base. Hank drives to Fort Rudd, New Mexico, to search. Within a day, the charred and dismembered body of his son is found on the outskirts of town. Deerfield pushes himself into the investigation, marked by jurisdictional antagonism between the Army and local police. Working mostly with a new detective, Emily Sanders, Hank seems to close in on what happened. Major smuggling? A drug deal gone awry? Credit card slips, some photographs, and video clips from Iraq may hold the key. If Hank gets to the truth, what will it tell him?
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron
Det. Emily Sanders
Jonathan Tucker
Mike Deerfield
Jason Patric
Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon
Joan Deerfield
James Franco
Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin
Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin
Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher
Evie
Wes Chatham
Corporal Steve Penning
Mark Isham
Composer
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
