Three Iwo Jima survivors face a different battle at home as national heroes, haunted by grim memories.
Bleak and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on MGM+, Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: brutal violence and frequent strong language.
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There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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