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The warriors in Of Men and War have come home, but their minds remain on the battlefield. Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, consumed by anger and traumatic memories long after their return, often resort to drugs or suicide to end their suffering. But at The Pathway Home in California, a first-of-its-kind PTSD treatment center, soldiers resolve to stop the damage. Their therapist helps them forge meaning from their trauma. Over five years, the film follows the men and their families on their grueling paths to recovery as they attempt to make peace with their pasts, their loved ones and themselves.

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Of Men and War: Being Home

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Of Men and War: Blinded

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Of Men and War: Collateral Damage

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Of Men and War: Surviving a Mortar

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Of Men and War: The Kill

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Of Men and War: The Undertaker

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Of Men and War: Watching a Friend Die

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This devastatingly raw documentary shows that for some the fighting may stop, but the suffering continues. . . . Empathetic and rigorous, [the film] burns low and slow.

— Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

An illuminating portrait of psychologically damaged Iraq War veterans that works as both a compelling network narrative and a vital historical document.

— Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter

Laurent Bécue-Renard's rigorous war-trauma documentary provides vital testimony. . . . vividly presented.

— Charles Gant, Variety

Of Men and War's compassion is matched only by its relentlessness. . . . a tapestry of despair, one defined by its persistence.

— Bilge Eberi, New York Magazine