Father Soldier Son

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Doug C @pelagic Feb 8, 2026 Real, gripping and powerful. Thank God for the sheepdogs who keep us all safe and may God keep them well and safe ! 🇺🇸 See more S S @RT49980310 Dec 4, 2025 Surprised this documentary has not had more attention. It’s a distinctly American story but there’s a lot to contemplate and worth a watch. The most extraordinary thing is that the film makers could not have known when they began filming in 2011, what trauma this family would experience over the next 8 year. Some of the themes are certainly troubling, even disturbing. Apparently some of these young soldiers have no idea why wars they participate in are fought or how they started and they don’t care! Sadly that’s not so surprising. The US armed forces relies on the ignorance of their young recruits. Honest and raw which I appreciated. See more Feb 11, 2021 Moving at times and a good capsulization of the multi-generational military "culture" that breeds and perpetuates the personnas of the father and the son. The screenplay sums up that narrative extremely well. See more Aug 3, 2020 Brian Eisch is a single parent who is deployed to Afghanistan. His sons, approximately 10 and 12 at the beginning of the film, love and admire him as a hero who is serving their country. The film explores what happens to the family over the next 10 years after Brian is permanently disabled as a result of a war injury. I liked the film mostly for the way it shows how the "tough man" aspect of masculinity is transmitted through the family culture. The film could have explored more deeply the impact that the father's injury had on the sons as they were coming of age. There is an underlying sadness throughout the film that provides stunning commentary on how families – in this case, fathers and sons - navigate various crises of manhood and identity in the military context. Thumbs up for a film that doesn't explore its topic as deeply as it could (and should) have, but it still provides an engaging and provocative viewing experience. It seems a bit of a cross between Boyhood and Coming Home. See more Coby N @Coby00 Jul 28, 2020 Eye-opening, gut-wrenching, a must-watch! See more Michael W @mawilps Jul 25, 2020 This Netflix documentary was pretty good. The crew did a terrific job of bringing this story to life. The plot is very dramatic and depressing. It gives a deep insight of what this family was going through during very difficult times in their lives. Even though, they were having issues at home, they still managed to move on and become a family again. If you're a Netflix member, you should check out this documentary. You'll enjoy it. See more Read all reviews

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