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The Ground Truth

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Filmmaker Patricia Foulkrod examines the experiences of Iraq War veterans and the plight of the military. She documents stories of human wreckage arising from the horrors of war and military training dehumanizing soldiers. Approximately 10 veterans discuss how their time in Iraq changed their lives irrevocably.

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The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.

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Claudia Puig USA Today 09/21/2006
The voices of these brave young people reverberate hauntingly. Go to Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post 09/15/2006
Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling. Go to Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times 09/15/2006
3/4
It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/06/2019
[A]lthough completely one-sided, THE GROUND TRUTH does fill that need and does expose some of that truth. At the very least, THE GROUND TRUTH hits the ground running. Now it's up to the rest of us to help carry the ball. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Cinemattraction 02/11/2019
It leaves you in no doubt of the psychological cost of war. Go to Full Review Jay Antani Cinema Writer 02/06/2012
4/4
perhaps the most important protest statement yet committed to film since the outbreak of [the Iraq War] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/02/2014 Hard-hitting, uncompromising, thought-provoking, moving...those are just a few adjectives that describe this documentary about veterans from the Iraq War. See more 10/07/2012 This is a hard film to watch, but it is an important film to watch. It's a documentary about military folks who served in the Iraqi War from their recruitment, to training, to serving (and killing), and coming home with both psychic and physical wounds. It is them, their voices, their pain, their forever changed lives. One likens recruitment to marketing of cigarettes: it used to be cool (Marlboro Man billboards) and now comes with a surgeon general's warning. The surgeon general doesn't warn anyone about how cool it is to become a Marine. Another talks about his field chaplain: The human body can live 72 hours without water, two weeks without food, and no time at all without hope. See more 03/01/2012 This is a really disturbing story from the veterans of the Iraq war. See more 12/17/2011 What an amazing story about what's really going on over there and how it affects lives. See more 12/11/2011 What an amazing story about what's really going on over there and how it affects lives. See more 11/10/2011 Interesting, but not engrossing. See more Read all reviews
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Patricia Foulkrod

Director

Robert Acosta

Actor

Kelly Dougherty

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Sean Huze

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Patricia Foulkrod

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Patricia Foulkrod

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Synopsis Filmmaker Patricia Foulkrod examines the experiences of Iraq War veterans and the plight of the military. She documents stories of human wreckage arising from the horrors of war and military training dehumanizing soldiers. Approximately 10 veterans discuss how their time in Iraq changed their lives irrevocably.
Director
Patricia Foulkrod
Producer
Patricia Foulkrod
Screenwriter
Patricia Foulkrod
Production Co
Plum Pictures, Radioaktive Film, Ground Truth
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.2K
Runtime
1h 12m