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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

Those who call In the Valley of Elah anti-Iraq war will not have been paying attention. It doesn't give a damn where the war is being fought.

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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

Tense, powerful and considerably less crass than Crash...

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Critic Nathan Rabin
rated 7

...an unsubtle yet compelling exploration of how an entire nation of Red Staters predisposed to trust their leaders unconditionally came to question the morality and necessity of the Iraq War.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Jacob Ludvigsen
rated 7

...en ganske uperfekt film, som dog alligevel er værd at indløse billet til for sin følsomme fortælling om en mand og et land i knæ.

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"In the Valley of Elah" is a gripping drama about a father's search for truth and his struggle to come to terms with the reality of his son's life. Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), a retired military police sergeant, is notified that his son Mike, recently returned from Iraq, has gone missing. Hank sets out to find him, only to discover that Mike has been murdered. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a web of lies and conspiracies that challenge everything he thought he knew about his son and the military. With the help of detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron), Hank embarks on a journey that forces him to confront the harsh realities of modern warfare and the true cost of sacrifice.

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In the Valley of Elah was released in theaters on September 28, 2007.