Flags of Our Fathers 2006

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Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
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Flags of Our Fathers: 15 (Contains strong language and war violence)
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell, Ben Walker, Paul Walker, Neal McDonough, Tom Verica, Joseph Cross, Stark Sands
Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz, Tim Moore
Writer: Ron Powers, James Bradley, William Broyles, Paul Haggis
Duration: 02:12:00
Official Site: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/flagsofourfathers/flags/framework/framework.html
Release: Friday December 22 2006
Genres: Action/Adventure, War, Drama
Distributor: Warner Brois.

Synopsis

"Flags of Our Fathers" is a human drama of friendship and love, sacrifice and manipulation, set against the violent conflict of the battle of Iwo Jima. The film focuses equally on the war and home, crosscutting between the viciousness of the battle and the manufactured propaganda campaign and careful manipulation of the image that followed--issues that remain prevalent today. As "Flags of Our Fathers" shows how the photograph became the very beginning of celebrity worship, the film questions our need to create and celebrate heroes, sometimes at a cost.