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Wikipedia article
'The Dry Land', or 'American Tragic', is a drama film, directed and written by Ryan Piers Williams. It opened worldwide on July 30, 2010.
Plot
James returns from Iraq to face a new battle readjusting to small-town life in Texas. His wife, his mother, and his friend provide support, but they cannot fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy, Raymond, who provides him with compassion and friendship during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people, at least on the surface.
Cast
*America Ferrera as Sarah
*Jason Ritter as Michael
*Ethan Suplee as Jack
*Wilmer Valderrama as Raymond Gonzales
*Melissa Leo as Martha
*June Diane Raphael as Susie
*Evan Jones as Joe Davis
*Ana Claudia Talancn as Adriana
*Sasha Spielberg as Sally
*Ryan O'Nan as James
*Barry Shabaka Henley as Colonel Stephen Evans
*Benito Martinez as David Valdez
*Diego Klattenhoff as Henry
*Misty Upham as Gloria
*Jenny Gabrielle as Tina
*Jeremiah Bitsui as Luis
Reception
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 64% of 25 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.52/10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 47 based on 10 reviews signifying "mixed or average reviews".
'Entertainment Weekly' gave the film a "B" grade and praised Ryan O'Nan's "quietly riveting performance as an Iraq-war veteran who comes undone after he returns home to dusty Texas (the filmmaker's home turf)".Lisa Schwarzbaum, [https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20405895,00.html "The Dry Land (2010)"], 'Entertainment Weekly', Jul 28, 2010.
The film received nominations for best feature film and for America Ferrera as best actress.[http://www.imagen.org/news/imagen-awards/2010/07/nominees-25th-annual-imagen-awards-announced "Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced"], official website, July 2010.
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