Blood Stripe

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Blood Stripe

Released Sep 29, 2017

1h 23m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A Marine sergeant returns home after completing her third tour in Afghanistan. Unable to sleep, wracked by paranoia and anxiety, she carries unseen wounds. It is only a matter of time before she can no longer bottle up her trauma, and a boisterous welcome home party provokes her into an explosive outburst. Her husband is at a loss, and the VA seems to be an impossible option. When she has nowhere to turn, she runs deep into the woods.

Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

The script relies on subtext and Ms. Nowlin's expressions to convey her condition. She's up to the task; even in the many silent moments, she's compelling.

Oct 12, 2017

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Made with passion, integrity and skill, "Blood Stripe" is American independent filmmaking at its most effective. It takes on a difficult subject and treats it with an honesty that can't help but capture us from start to finish.

Oct 12, 2017

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

[Kate] Nowlin's performance, however, is a marvel of inner turmoil and physical exertion, as Sarge struggles to contain her destructive impulses or channel them into more productive pursuits.

Sep 25, 2017

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Blood Stripe illustrates with the clear eyes of a docudrama and the queasy tension of the thriller genre.

Dec 11, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

An emotionally intense film. . . A strong and well crafted, yet nuanced script, the tacit commentary on PTSD and the lack of proper services and assistance to returning soldiers speaks sensitively and loudly.

Nov 16, 2018

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Harvey S. Karten

Shockya.com

Prosaic tale of a woman Marine with PTSD.

Rated: C

Sep 24, 2017

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A very good drama about PTSD with a great lead performance

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Amazing is all I can say

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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roger g

A sad story of a vet returning home and not being able to cope with the world away from the military.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Starts off strong and then get s a bit clunky, but it's ambitious, dramatic, and leaves an impression. "Sarge" represents the military "everywoman," a point of view regularly missing in returning-home-from-war movies. But this isn' an in-your-face aftermath; it's a quiet, gentle breakdown. The acting couldn't be finer and were Knowlin famous she would have received an Oscar's nod. I turned it on by chance and was immediately engrossed. The ending is ambiguous and slightly frustrating. The cinematography is spectacular. All the bit players, especially Rusty and Dot, help create a fine, realistic film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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dude m

IT'S BORING then the lead character simply drowns herself.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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As a mental health therapist/college psychology instructor, I feel this is one of the best films since The Deer Hunter about PTSD/Depression. It is an accurate portrayal of the horrors of this disease and the hypervigilance and paranoia that often accompanies it. The Northern Minnesota setting is wonderful as is the Mason Jennings music. Great job!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

A Marine sergeant returns home after completing her third tour in Afghanistan. Unable to sleep, wracked by paranoia and anxiety, she carries unseen wounds. It is only a matter of time before she can no longer bottle up her trauma, and a boisterous welcome home party provokes her into an explosive outburst. Her husband is at a loss, and the VA seems to be an impossible option. When she has nowhere to turn, she runs deep into the woods.

Director: Remy Auberjonois
Producer: Remy Auberjonois, Julie Christeas, Kate Nowlin, Schuyler Weiss
Screenwriter: Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin
Distributor: Tandem Pictures, Wakemup Films
Production Co: Tandem Pictures, Wakemup Productions
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 23m

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