Body of War - Trailer

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This is a deeply moving film that challenges the sanitising coverage of the war in Iraq.
It tells the struggle of Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine — wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week.
Body of War is his coming home story as he deals with his disability and finds his own passionate voice against the war.

Tomas is a remarkable heroic man. The documentary also follows the journey of his mother, Cathy Smith, who has cared for him and fought for him to get the care he needs from an indiferent US government and to raise the question of "to what purpose are we in Iraq?"

Body of War unfolds on two parallel tracks. On the one hand, we see Tomas evolving into a powerful voice against the war as he struggles to deal with the complexities of a paralyzed body. And on the other hand, we see the historic debate unfolding in the Congress about going to war in Iraq.

In the final riveting scene, the two streams of the film come together, as Tomas visits Senator Byrd in his office on Capitol Hill.

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