Summary A filmed live theater performance starring Ben McKenzie of the Off-Broadway stage monologue adapted from Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel. 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, 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. View more details
Directed : Rowan Joseph
Written : Dalton Trumbo Bradley Rand Smith
Stars : Ben McKenzie Matty Ferraro Rowan Joseph Meredith Kendall
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 21, 2008
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Greenwood Hill Productions Tres Hermanos Productions
Summary A filmed live theater performance starring Ben McKenzie of the Off-Broadway stage monologue adapted from Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel. 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, 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. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 21, 2008
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Greenwood Hill Productions Tres Hermanos Productions
