The Dry Land (2010)

Name: The Dry Land
Genre: Drama
Duration: 92 min
Cast: America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama, Ethan Suplee, Jason Ritter, Melissa Leo

The Dry Land

Drama

Documentary

Release Date: July 30, 2010
Director: Ryan Piers Williams
Cast: America Ferrera , Wilmer Valderrama , Ethan Suplee , Jason Ritter , Melissa Leo , June Diane Raphael
Runtime: 92
Main Genre: Drama
Writers: Ryan Piers Williams
Tagline: A film by Ryan Piers Williams. From the producer of Frozen River, Heather Rae
Website: http://www.thedrylandmovie.com/

Summary

James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy (Wilmer Valderrama), who provides him with compassion and camaraderie during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people at least on the surface. This moving, taut story of redemption and reconstruction extends beyond a post-traumatic-stress-disorder narrative. O’Nan is heartbreaking as he explores the depths of his internal struggle; Ferrera fearlessly tackles her role of a young wife in turmoil. The Dry Land is about one man’s fight within his own terrain—his country, home, and mind—and his journey to rebuild what he’s lost.