Movie Description:
Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to jointhe Army Rangersin 2002- and became an instant symbol ofpatriotic fervor and unflinching duty.But the truth about Pat Tillmanis far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. And when the government triedto turn his death into war propaganda, they took on the wrong family. From her home in the Santa Cruz mountains, Pat`s mother,Dannie Tillman, led the family`scrusade to reveal the truth beneath the mythology of their son`s life and death.Featuring candid and revelatory interviews with Pat`s fellow soldiers aswell as his family, Amir Bar-Lev`s emotional and insightful film not only shines a light on the shady aftermath ofPat`s death and calls to task the entirechain of command, but also examines themes as timeless as the notion of heroism itself.
