Body of War (2007) on Netflix
NR20071h 27mDocumentaryWar
Tomas Young enlists after the September 11 attacks and is sent to Iraq, where a marksman's bullet hits his spine. Back home, he adjusts to life in a paralyzed body.
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Plot summary
After the September 11 attacks, twenty-five-year-old Tomas Young wants to defend his country, so he joins the United States Armed Forces and is shipped to Iraq. Shortly after he arrives in Iraq, a bullet to the spine leaves him paralyzed. He returns home and adapts to a body that no longer moves as it did, beginning to doubt whether the decision to invade Iraq was right and becoming a voice against the war. Running beside his story are the Congressional proceedings held in Washington, which led to the invasion, with members of Congress debating whether to authorize the war in Iraq.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Body of War (2007)
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- Iraq war veteran Tomas Young chose the songs for the double-CD soundtrack of Body of War. Sire Records put it out on March 18, 2008, two days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq.
