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Fighting for Life

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In this documentary, filmmaker Terry Sanders examines from three different angles the lives of American soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film begins by tracing the journey home for wounded soldiers, from battlefield medics to American military hospitals in Germany to Washington D.C.'s Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The focus then shifts to the doctors who care for wounded soldiers, and finally to medical students training for military service.

Critics Reviews

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 03/21/2008
Fighting for Life puts courageous faces on men and women who might otherwise be anonymous statistics at a time when injured soldiers are rarely seen on TV. Go to Full Review Nick Pinkerton Village Voice 03/19/2008
Though in surer hands, the class's simulated mass-casualty situation, replete with ghoulish prosthetic wounds, might've been a masterpiece. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 03/18/2008
will prove deeply moving to audience members of any political persuasion. Go to Full Review Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan 10/18/2008
If you're wondering where the heroes went, take a look at this group, and see if you're not impressed. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 04/09/2008
Specialist Crystal Davis' story reflects many stories, her life changed forever, her efforts to meet all kinds of unanticipated challenges. Go to Full Review Larry Ratliff San Antonio Express-News 04/07/2008
3/4
The no-frills yet deeply gripping manner this film uses to document this brave soldier's struggle for survival, then in rehab, should draw a salute from military personnel and civilians as well. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/14/2012 Deeply moving, insightful, painful. Shows all aspects of military medicine. How it affects those in the military medical system and those that are wounded. See more 03/27/2012 As an Air Force medic watching the faces of some I have actually worked with.....I am deeply touched by this movie See more 05/20/2008 Decent documentary about military physicians and nurses with a focus on the Iraq War. While the feel of being on the front line can be fascinating, the segments back in the US sometimes feel more like one big recruiting advertisement for Uniformed Services University (USU). See more 03/09/2008 Hollywood should either set up web cams in Iraq and Afghanistan or forget making movies. The real soldiers fighting for their lives are the returning veterans and not just those with post traumatic stress disorder. Only one movie as of this date has dared film the Iraq theatre in depth with servicemen and women shooting footage and it was sponsored by religious organizations not commercial studios. For insight into how returning vets are treated and one who your letters could help see the web site www.freenestor.com. Even heroic plantoon leaders get falsely framed and arrested and end up fighting for their lives from behind bars. C'mon Holywood lets get real! See more Read all reviews
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Terry Sanders

Director

Terry Sanders

Writer

Christine Z. Wiser

Writer

Terry Sanders

Producer

Tammy Alvarez

Executive Producer

Erik Daarstad

Cinematographer

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Synopsis In this documentary, filmmaker Terry Sanders examines from three different angles the lives of American soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film begins by tracing the journey home for wounded soldiers, from battlefield medics to American military hospitals in Germany to Washington D.C.'s Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The focus then shifts to the doctors who care for wounded soldiers, and finally to medical students training for military service.
Director
Terry Sanders
Producer
Terry Sanders
Screenwriter
Terry Sanders, Christine Z. Wiser
Production Co
American Film Foundation, Sanders and Mock Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.6K
Runtime
1h 29m