Where Soldiers Come From
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  • Summary: From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back, Where Soldiers Come From follows the four-year journey of childhood friends, forever changed by a faraway war. A documentary about growing up, Where Soldiers Come From, is an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars and the families and town they come from. Returning to her hometown, Director Heather Courtney gains extraordinary access following these young men as they grow and change from teenagers stuck in their town, to 23-year-old veterans facing the struggles of returning home. (International Film Circuit)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Andrew Barker
    Sep 5, 2011
    80
    Covering their lives with intimate access from before boot camp to the difficult return home, Heather Courtney's documentary packs a savage but understated punch.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Sep 6, 2011
    60
    It's only during the last third that the film finds its footing, as the PTSD fallout and collective sense of disillusionment suggest a bigger picture regarding why we fight, etc. Otherwise, this decent, if decidedly personal, look at small-town soldiers works better as an erratic scrapbook than a representative statement.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Sep 9, 2011
    60
    To see these children of waitresses, salon workers and fathers on disability burdened because they stepped up is humanizing and heartbreaking.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    Oct 9, 2011
    50
    Despite the film's unvarnished emotionality and even-handed messaging, Courtney never seems to have found an appropriate focus, resulting in a work that's less urgent and involving than its intense subject matter might have dictated.

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  1. DTDunn
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    An interesting, if somewhat predictable, tale about how young men sometimes stumble into war and the aftermath of that life changing decision. Neocons like Dick Chaney should be forced to watch this film every day they are alive, for the remainder of their comfortable lives.… Expand

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