Synopsis:
“The Good Soldier”
follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of
American wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds
about what it means to be a good soldier.
A film that could not be more timely, “The Good Soldier” poses the question:
What is it that makes a good soldier?
The answer: The ability to kill other human beings.
“The Good Soldier” reveals how soldiers simultaneously grapple with their duty
and their own humanity.
The veterans tell of their alien surroundings, their connection to their
comrades, and the ghastliness of their reality. Some were wounded, some lost
their buddies, some lost their sanity as they tried to quench their intense
thirst for revenge by killing the enemy and, consequently, killing civilians.
Some buried the enormity of their actions and did not speak of them --- knowing
only that they were following orders their commanders had required to conduct
the war.
Each man, in his own time, discovers the courage to confront his past actions
and begin his healing. Even though they are still haunted by their time in
combat, their ability to face themselves in their waking life and achieve self-
reconciliation, is the mark of true valor. --© Official Site
Special Screening - Sunday January 30th at 4 pm Olympia Film Society - Capitol Theater 206 5th Avenue SE, Olympia WA