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Home of the Brave comes to DVD in October

By M&C News Aug 17, 2007, 18:08 GMT

From Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler (Best Picture, Rocky, 1977), comes the first major motion picture to tackle the subject of the current conflict in Iraq, Home Of The Brave arrives on DVD October 23 from MGM Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $27.98.

Featuring Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Black Snake Moan), Jessica Biel (The Illusionist, Elizabethtown), Brian Presley (“Port Charles”), Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax, “One Tree Hill”) and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Home Of The Brave received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song (Sheryl Crow, “Try Not To Remember”). Synopsis:
When a humanitarian mission in Iraq is derailed by an explosive ambush, a small band of American soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Jessica Biel, this is the gripping tale of a jarring and chaotic battle which will leave these heroic soldiers forever changed. By turns electrifying and inspiring, Home Of The Brave is a riveting and hard-hitting look at the lasting effects of combat upon the courageous Americans for whom the scars of war can never truly heal.DVD Special Features:
Commentary from director Irwin Winkler, writer Mark Friedman and producer Rob Cowan
Deleted scenes (with optional commentary by Irwin Winkler, Mark Friedman and Rob Cowan): “Soldiers get news they are returning home,” and “Vanessa and Cary get to know each other.”